The Kisii Group of western Kenya: An end-Archaean (2.53 Ga) late orogenic volcano sedimentary sequence

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-97

  Pinna, P ^a   Cocherie, A ^a   Thieblemont D ^a   Jezequel, P ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; ARENITE; BASALT; IGNIMBRITE; OROGENY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

KENYA;

EID: 0034107725     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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