Petrological discrimination among Precambrian dyke swarms: Eastern Kaapvaal craton (South Africa)

Precambrian Research

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-522

  Klausen, M B ^a   Soderlund U ^b   Olsson, J R ^b   Ernst, R E ^c   Armoogam, M ^d   Mkhize, S W ^d   Petzer, G ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ernst Geosciences   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Archean; Dyke swarms; Geochemistry; Kaapvaal craton; Paleoproterozoic; Petrology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEAN; DIKE SWARM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC SETTING; THOLEIITIC BASALT; XENOLITH;

KAAPVAAL CRATON; ZIMBABWE CRATON;

ARANEAE;

EID: 78449273871     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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