New radiometric age of volcanic rocks in the central Eritrean plateau (from Asmara to Adi Quala): Considerations on stratigraphy and correlations

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-161

  Zanettin, B ^a   Bellieni, G ^a   Visentin, E Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Eritrea; Stratigraphy; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETRIC METHOD; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ERITREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DEINOTHERIUM;

EID: 33746093983     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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