A microstructural approach to interpreting the structural setting of the Tombel graben, South Western Cameroon

GeoActa

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 181-200

  Njome, Manga Stephen ^a   Suh, Cheo Emmanuel ^a   Ghogomu, Richard Tanifor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Microstructures; South Western Cameroon; Tombel graben

Indexed keywords

GRABEN; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUD-OUEST; TOMBEL; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 2942722303     PISSN: 17218039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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