Evidence for a Neoproterozoic ocean in south-central Africa from mid-ocean-ridge-type geochemical signatures and pressure-temperature estimates of Zambian eclogites

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-246

  John, Timm ^a,b   Schenk, Volker ^a   Haase, Karsten ^a   Scherer, Erik ^b   Tembo, Francis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Eclogites; Gondwana assembly; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia breakup; Suture zone

Indexed keywords

KYANITE-BEARING ECLOGITES;

BASALT; CATCHMENTS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; KYANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ECLOGITE; GABBRO; GONDWANA; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN; OCEANIC CRUST; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SUTURE ZONE;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0037344813     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0243:EFANOI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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