U-Pb systematics in carbonates of the Postmasburg Group, Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa: Primary versus metasomatic controls

Precambrian Research

Volumn 231, Issue , 2013, Pages 194-205

  Fairey, Brenton ^a   Tsikos, Harilaos ^a   Corfu, Fernando ^b   Polteau, Stéphane ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Forskningsparken   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Makganyene Formation; Metasomatism; Mooidraai Formation; Postmasburg Group; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEAN; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; LEAD-LEAD DATING; METASOMATISM; PETROGRAPHY; RIEBECKITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 84876971355     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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