Bimodal volcanism at the western margin of the Kaapvaal Craton in the aftermath of collisional events during the Namaqua-Natal Orogeny: The Koras Group, South Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 200-203, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-183

  Bailie, Russell ^a   Rajesh, H M ^a   Gutzmer, Jens ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

A type magmatism; Bimodal volcanism; Fractional crystallisation and crustal assimilation; Koras Group; Namaqua Sector; Subduction related subcontinental lithospheric mantle; Whole rock geochemistry and isotopes

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; ARCHEAN; BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; OROGENY; TRACE ELEMENT;

KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 84857304837     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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