Abstract
I on microprobe U-Th-Pb analyses combined with cathodoluminescence imaging of zircons from a metaanorthosite from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt record five distinct events. The most concordant ages of cores of zircon yielded a weighted mean 207Pb/206Pb age of 334 ± 463.6 Ma, representing the protolith age. The unzoned overgrowths yielded four discrete groups with weighted mean 207Pb/206Pb ages of 3150 ± 15 Ma, 2614 ± 4 Ma, 2488 ± 22 Ma and 2009 ± 28 Ma, representing four possible metamorphic events in the Central Zone. This is the first time that a succession of several metamorphic events has been demonstrated in a single rock-type from the Limpopo Belt.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 827-830 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Geological Society |
Volume | 166 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geology