U-Pb geochronology of Paleoproterozoic rocks in the southern part of the Kedougou-Kéniéba Inlier, Senegal, West Africa: Evidence for diachronous accretionary development of the Eburnean province

Precambrian Research

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 83-99

  Hirdes, W ^a   Davis, D W ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birimian Eburnean province; Diachroneity; Paleoproterozoic; Senegal; U Pb geochronology; Volcanic belt

Indexed keywords

LEAD; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ACCRETION; DIACHRONISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL ERA; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRANITE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANO;

SENEGAL;

EID: 0037201327     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(02)00080-3     Document Type: Article

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