A back-arc palaeotectonic setting for the Augaro Neoproterozoic magmatic rocks of Western Eritrea

Gondwana Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 629-640

  Teklay, M ^a   Haile, T ^b   Kroner A ^c   Asmerom, Y ^d   Watson, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

^b Ministry of Energy and Mines   (Eritrea)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back arc; Eritrea; Metavolcanic rocks; Neoproterozoic; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; BASIN EVOLUTION; IGNEOUS ROCK; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ERITREA;

EID: 0242349645     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71012-1     Document Type: Article

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