Evolution of the Mayo Kebbi region as revealed by zircon dating: An early (ca. 740 Ma) Pan-African magmatic arc in southwestern Chad

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 530-542

  Penaye, Joseph ^a   Kröner, Alfred ^b   Toteu, Sadrack F ^a   Van Schmus, William R ^c   Doumnang, Jean Claude ^d  

^a Centre for Geological and Mining Research   (Cameroon)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE N'DJAMENA   (Chad)

Author keywords

Arc accretion; Chad; Granitoids; Pan African; Tectonic collage; Zircon dating

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; GRANITOID; ISLAND ARC; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TONALITE; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; MAYO-KEBBI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645880741     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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