The age and correlation of the Postmasburg Group, southern Africa: Constraints from detrital zircon grains

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-19

  Moore, J M ^a   Polteau, S ^a,b   Armstrong, R A ^c   Corfu, F ^d   Tsikos, H ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Forskningsparken   (Norway)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Correlation; Detrital zircon grains; Glacial deposits; Paleoproterozoic; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DETRITUS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; GREENSTONE; OXIDATION; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; ZIRCON;

SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSVAAL;

EID: 84863421784     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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