Lithogeochemistry as a tracer of the tectonic setting, lateral integrity and mineralization of a highly metamorphosed Mesoproterozoic volcanic arc sequence on the eastern margin of the Namaqua Province, South Africa

Lithos

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 345-362

  Bailie, Russell ^a   Gutzmer, Jens ^a   Rajesh, Hariharan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Areachap Group; Lithogeochemistry; Namaqua Province; Sm Nd isotopes; Zn Cu deposits

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISLOCATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANULITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ISLAND ARC; LITHOLOGY; MASSIVE SULFIDE; METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; ORE BODY; OUTCROP; PROTEROZOIC; REMOBILIZATION; SAMARIUM; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACER;

NAMAQUALAND;

EID: 77956900890     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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