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Origin and Evolution of Precambrian High-Grade Gneiss Terranes, with Special Emphasis on the Limpopo Complex of Southern Africa
Author(s)
Dirk D. van Reenen;
Dirk D. van Reenen
Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa
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Jan D. Kramers;
Jan D. Kramers
Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Stephen McCourt;
Stephen McCourt
School of Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Leonid L. Perchuk
Leonid L. Perchuk
Department of Petrology, Moscow State University, and the Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, Russia
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Geological Society of America

Volume
207
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© 2011 Geological Society of America
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9780813712079
Publication date:
February 01, 2011
Origin and Evolution of Precambrian High-Grade Gneiss Terranes, with Special Emphasis on the Limpopo Complex of Southern Africa
Author(s): Dirk D. van Reenen, Jan D. Kramers, Stephen McCourt, Leonid L. Perchuk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM207
ISBN (print): 9780813712079
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2011
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Table of Contents
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Dedication to Leonid L. PerchukAuthor(s)Dirk D. van Reenen;Dirk D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Jan D. Kramers;Jan D. KramersDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Stephen McCourtStephen McCourtSchool of Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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IntroductionAuthor(s)Dirk D. van Reenen;Dirk D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Jan D. Kramers;Jan D. KramersDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Stephen McCourtStephen McCourtSchool of Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Microstructures of melt-bearing regional metamorphic rocksAuthor(s)R.H. VernonR.H. VernonDepartment of Earth & Planetary Sciences and National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Petrological and experimental application of REE- and actinide-bearing accessory minerals to the study of Precambrian high-grade gneiss terranesAuthor(s)Daniel HarlovDaniel HarlovDeutsches GeoForschungsZentrum, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam FR, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Fluids in granulitesAuthor(s)Jacques L.R. Touret;Jacques L.R. TouretMusée de Minéralogie, Ecole des Mines, 60, Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Jan-Marten HuizengaJan-Marten HuizengaDepartment of Geology, School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Fluid-absent melting versus CO2 streaming during the formation of pelitic granulites: A review of insights from the cordierite fluid monitorAuthor(s)M.J. Rigby;M.J. RigbyDepartment of Geology, University of Pretoria, Lynwood Road, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa, and Runshaw College, Langdale Road, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3DQ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:G.T.R. DroopG.T.R. DroopSchool of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Local mineral equilibria and P-T paths: Fundamental principles and applications to high-grade metamorphic terranesAuthor(s)Leonid L. PerchukLeonid L. PerchukDepartment of Petrology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119192, Russia; Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, 142432, Russia; and Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The geochronology of the Limpopo Complex: A controversy solvedAuthor(s)Jan D. Kramers;Jan D. KramersGeology Department, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa, and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Hassina MouriHassina MouriGeology Department, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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High-pressure and ultrahigh-temperature granulite-facies metamorphism of Precambrian high-grade terranes: Case study of the Limpopo ComplexAuthor(s)Toshiaki Tsunogae;Toshiaki TsunogaeGraduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences (Earth Evolution Sciences), University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan, and Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, Republic of South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Dirk D. van ReenenDirk D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, Republic of South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Granite emplacement and the retrograde P-T-fluid evolution of Neoarchean granulites from the Central Zone of the Limpopo ComplexAuthor(s)Jan-Marten Huizenga;Jan-Marten HuizengaDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Leonid L. Perchuk;Leonid L. PerchukDepartment of Petrology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119192, Russia; Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, 142432, Russia; and Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Dirk D. van Reenen;Dirk D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Yvonne Flattery;Yvonne FlatteryDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Dimitri A. Varlamov;Dimitri A. VarlamovDepartment of Petrology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, Moscow, 119899, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:C. André Smit;C. André SmitDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Taras V. GeryaTaras V. GeryaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich), CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland, and Adjunct Professor of Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, Moscow, 119899, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Intracrustal radioactivity as an important heat source for Neoarchean metamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo ComplexAuthor(s)Marco A.G. Andreoli;Marco A.G. AndreoliSouth African Nuclear Energy Corporation, P.O. Box 582, Pretoria 0001, South Africa and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Günther Brandl;Günther BrandlCouncil for Geoscience, Private Bag X112, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Henk Coetzee;Henk CoetzeeCouncil for Geoscience, Private Bag X112, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Jan D. Kramers;Jan D. KramersSchool of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa, and Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Hassina MouriHassina MouriDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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A review of Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf isotope studies in the Limpopo Complex and adjoining cratonic areas, and their bearing on models of crustal evolution and tectonismAuthor(s)Jan D. Kramers;Jan D. KramersDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa, and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Witwatersrand 2050, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Armin ZehArmin ZehLehrstuhl für Geodynamik und Geomaterialforschung, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Thrust exhumation of the Neoarchean ultrahigh-temperature Southern Marginal Zone, Limpopo Complex: Convergence of decompression-cooling paths in the hanging wall and prograde P-T paths in the footwallAuthor(s)Dirk D. van Reenen;Dirk D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:C. Andre Smit;C. Andre SmitDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Leonid L. Perchuk;Leonid L. PerchukDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Petrology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119192, Russia; and Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, 142432, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Chris Roering;Chris RoeringDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:René BoshoffRené BoshoffDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Department of Earth Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, Stellenbosch, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic evolution of the polymetamorphic Central Zone of the Limpopo ComplexAuthor(s)C. André Smit;C. André SmitDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Dirk D. van Reenen;Dirk D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Chris Roering;Chris RoeringDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:René Boshoff;René BoshoffDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Leonid L. PerchukLeonid L. PerchukDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Petrology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119192, Russia; and Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, 142432, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Archean magmatic granulites, diapirism, and Proterozoic reworking in the Northern Marginal Zone of the Limpopo BeltAuthor(s)T.G. BlenkinsopT.G. BlenkinsopSchool of Earth and Environmental Science, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Heterogeneous strain and polymetamorphism in high-grade terranes: Insight into crustal processes from the Athabasca Granulite Terrane, western Canada, and the Limpopo Complex, southern AfricaAuthor(s)K.H. Mahan;K.H. MahanDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80302, USASearch for other works by this author on:C.A. Smit;C.A. SmitDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:M.L. Williams;M.L. WilliamsDepartment of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USASearch for other works by this author on:G. Dumond;G. DumondDepartment of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 18 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USASearch for other works by this author on:D.D. van ReenenD.D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Formation and evolution of Precambrian granulite terranes: A gravitational redistribution modelAuthor(s)Leonid L. Perchuk;Leonid L. PerchukDepartment of Petrology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia; Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, 142432, Russia; and Department of Geology, Rand Afrikaans University, Auckland Park, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Taras V. GeryaTaras V. GeryaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich), CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland, and Adjunct Professor of Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, Moscow, 119899, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonic models proposed for the Limpopo Complex: Mutual compatibilities and constraintsAuthor(s)Jan D. Kramers;Jan D. KramersDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa, and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Stephen McCourt;Stephen McCourtSchool of Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X 54001, Durban 4000, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Chris Roering;Chris RoeringDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:C. André Smit;C. André SmitDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Dirk D. van ReenenDirk D. van ReenenDepartment of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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