Significance of high-grade metasediments from the Neoproterozoic basement of Eritrea

Precambrian Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 45-58

  Beyth, Michael ^a   Stern, Robert J ^b   Matthews, Alan ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arabian Nubian Shield; Eritrea metasedimentary rocks; Geochemistry; High grade metamorphism; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; HIGH GRADE METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA, ERITREA;

EID: 0031412175     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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