Zircon Pb-Pb and U-Pb systematics of TTG rocks in the Congo craton: Constraints on crust formation, magmatism, and Pan-African lead loss

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 205-219

  Shang, Cosmas Kongnyuy ^a,b   Siebel, Wolfgang ^a   Satir, Muharrem ^a   Chen, Fukun ^a,c   Mvondo, Joseph Ondoua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Archaean; Congo craton; Ntem complex; Pan African; Pb Pb evaporation; TTG suite; U Pb zircon dating

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANODIORITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LEAD; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 15044350613     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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