Sr and Nd isotope systematics of Francistown plutonic rocks, Botswana: Implications for Neoarchaean crustal evolution of the Zimbabwe craton

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-369

  Zhai, M ^a   Kampunzu, A B ^a   Modisi, M P ^a   Bagai, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Archaean TTG Sanukitoid High K granites; Botswana; Francistown; Petrogenesis; Rb Sr isotopes; Sm Nd isotopes; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PLUTONIC ROCK; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TONALITE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; FRANCISTOWN; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33646417359     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-005-0054-6     Document Type: Article

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