Geochronology of the Nchanga Granite, and constraints on the maximum age of the Katanga Supergroup, Zambian Copperbelt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1-5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 32-40

  Armstrong, Richard A ^a   Master, S ^b   Robb, L J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Copperbelt; Geochronology; Katanga Supergroup; Nchanga Granite; Neoproterozoic; Stratiform copper deposits

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA; COPPERBELT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 29244444520     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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