Neoproterozoic extensional detachment in central Madagascar: Implications for the collapse of the East African Orogen

Geological Magazine

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-51

  Collins, Alan S ^a,c   Razakamanana, Theodore ^b   Windley, Brian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Universite de Toliara   (Madagascar)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; METALS;

BASEMENT ROCKS; EAST AFRICANS; EXTENSIONAL COLLAPSE; GREENSCHIST; METAMORPHIC GRADE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; NEOPROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONICS;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0034026836     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675680000354X     Document Type: Article

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