Mesoproterozoic Sm-Nd and U-Pb ages for the Kunene Anorthosite Complex of SW Angola

Precambrian Research

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 187-206

  Mayer, A ^a,d   Hofmann, A W ^a   Sinigoi, S ^b   Morais, E ^c  

^a MPI Chemie   (Germany)

^b 8 34100   (Italy)

^c Universidade Agostinho Neto   (Angola)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angola; Anorthosite; Continental accretion; Huila Province; Isochrons; Kibaran; Kunene; Meso proterozoic; Nd model ages; Sm Nd ages; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

LEAD; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ANORTHOSITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC;

ANGOLA; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GEOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3343020729     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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