LA-ICP-MS dating of zircons from Meso- and Neoarchean granitoids of the Pietersburg block (South Africa): Crustal evolution at the northern margin of the Kaapvaal craton

Precambrian Research

Volumn 230, Issue , 2013, Pages 209-226

  Laurent, Oscar ^a,b,c   Paquette, Jean Louis ^a,b,c   Martin, Hervé ^a,b,c   Doucelance, Régis ^a,b,c   Moyen, Jean François ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Archean crust evolution; Granitoids; Kaapvaal craton; LA ICP MS; U Pb dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BATHOLITH; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; GRANULITE FACIES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHISM; PLUTON; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84875762383     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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