Nd and Sr isotopic investigation of the Archean-Proterozoic boundary in north eastern Tanzania: Constraints on the nature of Neoproterozoic tectonism in the Mozambique Belt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 87-98

  Maboko, M A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Mozambique Belt; Nd and Sr isotopes; Palaeoproterozoic; Tanzania Craton

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEODYMIUM; PROTEROZOIC; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; STRONTIUM; TECTONICS;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0034039848     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(00)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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