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5: THE PALEOARCHEAN KAAPVAAL CRATON, SOUTHERN AFRICA: 5.6 TTG PLUTONS OF THE BARBERTON GRANITOID-GREENSTONE TERRAIN, SOUTH AFRICA.

Authors :
Moyen, Jean-François
Stevens, Gary
Kisters, Alexander F. M.
Richard W. Belcher
Source :
Earth's Oldest Rocks, Volume 15; 2007, p607-667, 61p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 10 Graphs, 1 Map
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

Chapter 5.6 of the book "Earth's Oldest Rocks," edited by Martin J. Van Kranendonk, R. Hugh Smithies, and Vickie C. Bennett is presented. It demonstrates that the tonalitic and trondhjemitic bodies reflect two fundamentally different magma types. It explores the geological setting of the Barberton Granitoid-Greenstone Terrain.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9780444528100
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Earth's Oldest Rocks, Volume 15
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
34547946
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-2635(07)15056-8