Age of ferroan A-type post-tectonic granitoids of the southern part of the Keimoes Suite, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-174

  Bailie, Russell ^a   Gutzmer, Jens ^a,c   Rajesh, H M ^a   Armstrong, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Isotope geochemistry; Keimoes Suite; Late syn to post tectonic intrusions; Mesoproterozoic; Namaqua Province; South Africa

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; AGE DETERMINATION; BIOTITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OUTCROP; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

KEIMOES; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79953736160     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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