The nature and timing of Palaeoproterozoic sedimentation at the southeastern margin of the Congo Craton; zircon U-Pb geochronology of plutonic, volcanic and clastic units in northern Zambia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 95-116

  De Waele, B ^a   Fitzsimons, I C W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangweulu Block; Detrital provenance; Irumide Belt; Muva Supergroup; Palaeoproterozoic; U Pb SHRIMP; Ubendian Belt

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC ROCK; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; QUARTZITE; SEDIMENTATION; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AFRICA; IRUMIDE BELT; KANONA RIVER; MANSHYA RIVER; MPOROKOSO RIVER; NORTHERN PROVINCE [ZAMBIA]; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 34748849500     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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