The Algoma-type iron-formations of the Nigerian metavolcano-sedimentary schist belts

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 113-122

  Mucke A ^a   Annor, A ^b   Neumann, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; IRON FORMATION; MAGNETITE; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITH;

NIGERIA;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; HEMATITE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLCANOES;

IRON FORMATION; METAMORPHIC ORIGIN; METAMORPHIC TERRAINS; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; PROTOLITHS; REDOX CONDITION; SCHIST BELT; SPORADICS; TOURMALINE;

MAGNETITE;

EID: 0029773708     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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