Archaean to Neoproterozoic magmatic events in the Kaoko belt of NW Namibia and their geodynamic significance

Precambrian Research

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-363

  Seth, B ^a,b   Kroner A ^c   Mezger, K ^b,d   Nemchin, A A ^e   Pidgeon, R T ^e   Okrusch, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Kaoko belt; Namibia; Pan African orogeny; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; MAGMATISM; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0345299200     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00086-2     Document Type: Article

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