The Cambrian Carion Granite of Madagascar: A Case of Late Pan-African Shoshonitic Magmatism

Gondwana Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 746-747

  Rakotondrazafy, M ^a   Razanatseheno, M O Madison ^a   Nedelec, A ^b   Ralison, B ^a   Fitzsimons, I ^c   Wingate, M ^c   Meert, J G ^d  

^a Sciences de la Terre   (Madagascar)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Tectonics Special Research Centre   (Australia)

^d INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; SHOSHONITE;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0038479019     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70537-2     Document Type: Article

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