Geochemistry, geochronology and isotopic evolution of the Chewore-Rufunsa Terrane, southern Irumide Belt: A Mesoproterozoic continental margin arc

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1411-1441

  Johnson, Simon P ^a   de Waele, Bert ^b   Tembo, Francis ^c   Katongo, Crispin ^c   Tani, Kenichiro ^a   Chang, Qing ^a   Iizuka, Tsuyoshi ^d   Dunkley, Daniel ^e  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mesoproterozoic; SHRIMP zircon U Pb dating; Sm Nd isotopes; Southern Irumide Belt

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OROGENIC BELT; PLUTONIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AFRICA; IRUMIDE BELT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547130849     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm025     Document Type: Article

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