The Okwa basement complex, western Botswana: U-Pb zircon geochronology and implications for Eburnean processes in southern Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-262

  Mapeo, R B M ^a   Ramokate, L V ^b   Corfu, F ^c   Davis, D W ^d   Kampunzu, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Botswana Geological Survey   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Botswana; Bushveld magmatism; Eburnean; Okwa; Palaeoproterozoic; U Pb zircon ages

Indexed keywords

AUGEN GNEISS; CORRELATION; CRATON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOLOGY; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33748745210     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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