The Heerenveen batholith, Barberton Mountain Land, South Africa: Mesoarchaean, potassic, felsic magmas formed by melting of an ancient subduction complex

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1099-1120

  Clemens, John D ^a   Belcher, Richard W ^a,b   Kisters, Alexander F M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Archaean; Barberton mountain land; Kaapvaal Craton; Potassic granites

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BATHOLITH; GRANITE; GRANODIORITE; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; PARTIAL MELTING; SUBDUCTION; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE;

KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 77954003756     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq014     Document Type: Article

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