Late Eburnean granitization and tectonics along the western and northwestern margin of the Archean Kénéma-Man domain (Guinea, West African Craton)

Precambrian Research

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 57-84

  Egal, Emmanuel ^a   Thiéblemont, Denis ^a   Lahondère, Didier ^a   Guerrot, Catherine ^a   Costea, Cristian Adi ^b   Iliescu, Dan ^b   Delor, Claude ^a   Goujou, Jean Christian ^c   Lafon, Jean Michel ^d   Tegyey, Monique ^a   Diaby, Sory ^c   Kolié, Pascal ^c  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b PROSPECTIUNI SA   (Romania)

^c Federal University of Para ^*  (Guinea)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active margin; Eastern Guinea; Paleoproterozoic; Pb Pb single zircon dating; Strike slip tectonism; West African Craton

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CALCIUM; LEAD; MICA; POTASSIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ACTIVE MARGIN; ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA; AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHAEAN; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; GRANITE; GUINEA; KINEMATICS; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK; SEDIMENT;

GUINEA;

EID: 0037205964     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(02)00060-8     Document Type: Article

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