Pan-African nappe system in southwest Nigeria: The Ife-Ilesha schist belt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-225

  Caby, R ^a   Boesse J M ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b La Digue   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; PALEOZOIC; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PETROLOGY; SCHIST; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0036221669     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)80060-9     Document Type: Article

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