The geochemistry of high-Mg andesite and associated adakitic rocks in the Musoma-Mara Greenstone Belt, northern Tanzania: Possible evidence for Neoarchaean ridge subduction?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 241-259

  Manya, Shukrani ^a   Maboko, Makenya A H ^a   Nakamura, Eizo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adakites; Geochemistry; Greenstone belt; HMA; Nd isotope; Tanzania Craton

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; ARCHEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MAGNESIUM; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PLUTONIC ROCK; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 35348820794     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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