Neoproterozoic evolution of Western Ethiopia: Igneous geochemistry, isotope systematics and U-Pb ages

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-395

  Grenne, T ^a   Pedersen, R B ^b   Bjerkgard T ^a   Braathen, A ^a   Selassie, M G ^c   Worku, T ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ETHIOPIA   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Geochronology; Isotope ratios; Lithogeochemistry; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; ISOTOPES; MELTING; RUBIDIUM ALLOYS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRONTIUM ALLOYS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON;

CONTINENTAL COLLISIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION AGE; ETHIOPIA; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRIES; ISOTOPE RATIO; LITHOGEOCHEMISTRY; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSITS;

LEAD ALLOYS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

(WEST); ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0141595946     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675680300801X     Document Type: Article

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