Petrology of highly evolved Pan-African two-mica granites from the Nkambe area, West Cameroon

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-317

  Tetsopgang, Samuel ^a   Enami, Masaki ^a   Njonfang, Emmanuel ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Hydrothermal; Magnetite megacryst; Pan African two mica granite

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIATION; FELDSPAR; GRANITE; PETROLOGY; PHENGITE; QUARTZ;

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

EID: 33750330042     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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