The Dusi (Garba Tula) sapphire deposit, Central Kenya - A unique Pan-African corundum-bearing monzonite

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-410

  Simonet, C ^a   Paquette, J L ^b   Pin, C ^b   Lasnier, B ^c   Fritsch, E ^d  

^a SOGEREM ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES MATÉRIAUX JEAN ROUXEL   (France)

Author keywords

Corundum; Gemstone; Mozambique Belt; Pan African orogeny; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CORUNDUM; GEMSTONE; MONZONITE; SAPPHIRE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN PROVINCE [KENYA]; GARBA TULA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2442597041     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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