Tectonic evolution of the Tombel graben basement, southwestern Cameroon

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Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-41

  Njome, Manga Stephen ^a   Suh, Cheo Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRABEN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 19344371118     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2005/v28i1/004     Document Type: Review

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