Petrography, geochemistry, and geochronology of granitoid rocks in the Neoproterozoic-Paleozoic Lufilian - Zambezi belt, Zambia: Implications for tectonic setting and regional correlation

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 219-244

  Katongo, Crispin ^a   Koller, Friedrich ^a   Kloetzli, Urs ^a   Koeberl, Christian ^a   Tembo, Francis ^b   De Waele, Bert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A type granite; Geochemistry; Lufilian Zambezi belt; Munali Hills Granite; Tectonic setting; U Pb zircon age

Indexed keywords

GRANITOID; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZAMBEZI BELT; ZAMBIA;

ARANEAE; LILE;

EID: 23844502028     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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