Tectonic significance of Late Neoproterozoic granites from the Tibesti massif in southern Libya inferred from Sr and Nd isotopes and U-Pb zircon data

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 561-570

  Suayah, Ismail B ^a   Miller, Jonathan S ^a   Miller, Brent V ^a   Bayer, Tovah M ^a   Rogers, John J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confined orogen; Nd isotopes; Neoproterozoic; Sr isotopes; Tibesti; Zircon dating

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OROGENY; PLUTON; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NORTH AFRICA; SAHARA; TIBESTI MASSIF;

EID: 33645859881     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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