Fluid-induced dehydration of the paleoarchean sand river biotite-hornblende gneiss, central zone, limpopo complex, South Africa

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-74

  Rajesh, H M ^a   Belyanin, G A ^a   Safonov, O G ^a,b,c   Kovaleva, Elizaveta ^c,d   Golunova, M A ^b   van Reenen, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d Department Für Lithosphä Renforschung Universität ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BIOTITE; DEHYDRATION; GNEISS; HORNBLENDE; SAND;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84871594456     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egs062     Document Type: Article

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