U-Pb dating of plutonic rocks involved in the nappe tectonic in southern Cameroon: consequence for the Pan-African orogenic evolution of the central African fold belt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 479-493

  Toteu, Sadrack Felix ^a   Fouateu, Rose Yongue ^b   Penaye, Joseph ^a   Tchakounte, Jacqueline ^b   Mouangue, Aubin Ciriaque Seme ^c   Van Schmus, William Randall ^d   Deloule, Etienne ^e   Stendal, Henrik ^f  

^a Centre for Geological and Mining Research   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Department of Mines and Geology   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e CRPG CNRS   (France)

^f GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Central Africa; Nappe tectonics; Pan African; Plutonism; Zircon dating

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; METAGABBRO; NAPPE; OROGENIC BELT; PLUTONIC ROCK; PLUTONISM; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33646480772     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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