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Granite-greenstone terrains of the Rhodesian Archaean craton

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Granite-greenstone terrains of possibly three different ages exist in the Rhodesian Archaean craton. Their respective greenstone belts can be tentatively delineated across the central cratonic area. The main stratigraphic units of the youngest ( ∼ 2,700 Myr) and most widespread development can be correlated across greenstone belts in this area. Major events in the craton are summarised and briefly discussed in the light of the new correlations and recent age determinations.

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Rhodesia, Salisbury, Rhodesia

    J. F. Wilson & J. L. Orpen

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    M. J. Bickle & C. J. Hawkesworth

  3. Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Parks Rd, Oxford, UK

    A. Martin

  4. Institut für Kristallographie und Petrographie, ETH-Zentrum, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    E. G. Nisbet

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Wilson, J., Orpen, J., Bickle, M. et al. Granite-greenstone terrains of the Rhodesian Archaean craton. Nature 271, 23–27 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/271023a0

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