First 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of lateritic manganiferous pisolites: Implications for the Palaeogene history of a West African landscape

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 238, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 172-188

  Colin, F ^a,b   Beauvais, Anicet ^a,b   Ruffet, G ^c   Henocque O ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Burkina Faso; Cryptomelane; Lateritic pisolites; Paleoclimate; Planation landsurface; West Africa

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PISOLITIC FORMATION;

EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; PETROGRAPHY; WEATHERING;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; LATERITE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGENE; PISOLITH;

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

EID: 26944458864     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.06.052     Document Type: Article

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