Magmatic and structural characteristics of the ca. 3440 ma theespruit pluton, barberton mountain land, South Africa

American Journal of Science

Volumn 310, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1136-1167

  Anhaeusser, Carl R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agmatites; Archean plutons; Assimilation; Barberton Diapirism; Cumulate granitoids; Hybridization; Metasomatism

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; ARCHEAN; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DIAPIRISM; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMATISM; METASOMATISM; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; PLUTON; XENOLITH;

BARBERTON; KAAPVAAL CRATON; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79952804174     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/09.2010.14     Document Type: Article

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