Neoarchaean magmatism and metamorphism of the western granulites in the central domain of the Mozambique belt, Tanzania: U-Pb shrimp geochronology and PT estimates

Tectonophysics

Volumn 375, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 125-145

  Johnson, S P ^a   Cutten, H N C ^a   Muhongo, S ^b   De Waele, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean Tanzania craton; East African Orogen; Granulite facies; Mozambique belt; SHRIMP geochronology; Tectonometamorphism

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANULITE FACIES; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; SHRIMP DATING;

MOZAMBIQUE BELT; TANZANIA;

EID: 0242574533     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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