Geochemistry and Geotectonic Setting of Neoproterozoic Rocks from Northern Ethiopia (Arabian-Nubian Shield)

Gondwana Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 333-347

  Alene, M ^a,b   Ruffini, R ^c   Sacchi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arabian Nubian Shield; Geochemistry; Metavolcanic plutonic rocks; Neoproterozoic; Northern Ethiopia

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; PETROGENESIS; PLUTONIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARABIAN SHIELD; ETHIOPIA; NUBIAN SHIELD; TIGRAY;

EID: 0001344215     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70292-6     Document Type: Article

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