Thermal and geodynamic setting of the Buem volcanic rocks near Tiélé, Northwest Bénin, West Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 191-209

  Affaton, Pascal ^a,d   Aguirre, Luis ^b,e   Ménot, René Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^d Univ A M D   (Niger)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

B nin; Extensional tectonic; Mafic volcanism; Pan African orogeny; Pumpellyite; Trace elements; Very low grade metamorphism; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; METAMOPRHISM; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL EVOLUTION; VOLCANISM;

BENIN, TIELE;

EID: 0030819706     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(97)80686-9     Document Type: Article

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