Geochemistry and isotope (Sr, Nd, O) study of Al-Mg granulites from the In Ouzzal Archaean block (Hoggar, Algeria)

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 709-724

  Bernard Griffiths, J ^a   Fourcade, S ^a   Kienast, J R ^b   Peucat, J J ^a   Martineau, F ^a   Rahmani, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Al Mg granulites; Archaean; Hoggar; Isotope geochemistry; Metasediments

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANULITE; METAMORPHISM;

ALGERIA, HOGGAR, IN OUZZAL MASSIF;

EID: 0030440565     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1996.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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