Rb-Sr whole rock ages of the Lueshe, Kirumba and Numbi igneous complexes (Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo) and the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-36

  Kampunzu, A B ^a   Kramers, J D ^b,d   Makutu, M N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LUBUMBASHI   (Congo)

^d Isotope Geology Laboratory   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; IGNEOUS ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA SUPERCONTINENT; RUBIDIUM/STRONTIUM DATING;

CONGO(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC), KIVU;

EID: 0031837276     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00134-6     Document Type: Article

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