Petrogenesis of the false bay dyke swarm, Cape Peninsula, South Africa: Evidence for basement assimilation

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 335-352

  Backeberg, N R ^a   Reid, D L ^a   Trumbull, R B ^b   Romer, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; DIKE SWARM; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GNEISS; GRANITE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; MAGMATISM; OLIVINE; PETROGENESIS; RIFTING; THOLEIITE;

CAPE PENINSULA; ETENDEKA; FALSE BAY; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84856984198     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.335     Document Type: Article

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