The North-South Paleozoic to Quaternary trend of alkaline magmatism from Niger-Nigeria to Cameroon: Complex interaction between hotspots and Precambrian faults

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-256

  Ngako, Vincent ^a   Njonfang, Emmanuel ^b   Aka, Festus Tongwa ^c   Affaton, Pascal ^d   Nnange, Joseph Metuk ^a  

^a Inst Rech Geologiques et Minieres   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Institute of Mining and Geological Research (IRGM) Ekona   (Cameroon)

^d CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaline magmatism; Hotspot; Lithospheric fractures; Mantle plume; Pan African orogeny; West Central Africa

Indexed keywords

FAULT; HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PALEOZOIC; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PLATE MOTION; QUATERNARY;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; NIGER [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33745447780     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.03.003     Document Type: Review

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