Ubendian basement and its late Mesoproterozoic and early Neoproterozoic structural and metamorphic overprint in northeastern Zambia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-21

  Vrana S ^a   Kachlik V ^b   Kroner A ^c   Marheine, D ^d   Seifert, A V ^a   Zacek V ^a   Baburek J ^a  

^a CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Irumide tectono metamorphic event; Muva Supergroup; Ubendian; Zambia; Zircon dating

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; OVERPRINTING; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0842283536     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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