Petrography, geochemistry and geochronology of the metavolcanic rocks of the mesoproterozoic Leerkrans Formation, Wilgenhoutsdrif Group, South Africa - back-arc basin to the Areachap volcanic arc

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 167-194

  Bailie, R ^a,b   Gutzmer, J ^a,c   Rajesh, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; DEFORMATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISLAND ARC; LAVA; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; OROGENY; PETROGRAPHY; PORPHYRY; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 83055170906     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.114.2.167     Document Type: Article

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