Crustal evolution and metamorphism in east-central Eritrea, south-east Arabian-Nubian Shield

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-65

  Andersson, Ulf B ^a,b   Ghebreab, Woldai ^c   Teklay, M ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Arabian Nubian Shield; Arc magmatism; Eritrea; Geochronology; Juvenile; Metamorphism

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARABIAN SHIELD; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NUBIAN SHIELD;

NUBIAN;

EID: 32044468479     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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