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Sm–Nd dating of Onverwacht Group Volcanics, southern Africa

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Sm and Nd were unaffected by alteration of the Onverwacht lavas permitting for the first time a precise Sm–Nd date (3,540 ± 30 Myr) to be obtained for this major igneous event.

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  1. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 10964

    P. J. Hamilton, N. M. Evensen & R. K. O'Nions

  2. Department of Geochemistry, University of Capetown, Rondebosch, Cape, 7700, South Africa

    H. S. Smith & A. J. Erlank

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Hamilton, P., Evensen, N., O'Nions, R. et al. Sm–Nd dating of Onverwacht Group Volcanics, southern Africa. Nature 279, 298–300 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/279298a0

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