Geochemistry and geochronology of the felsic lavas of the Bamenda Mountains (Cameroon Volcanic Line);Géochimie et géochronologie des laves felsiques des monts Bamenda (ligne volcanique du Cameroun)

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 339, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 659-666

  Kamgang, Pierre ^a   Njonfang, Emmanuel ^b   Chazot, Gilles ^c   Tchoua, Félix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bamenda Mountains; Cameroon Line; Felsic lavas; Geochemistry; Geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; FELSIC ROCK; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; RHYOLITE; TRACHYTE; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; BAMENDA HIGHLANDS; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

TRACHYTES;

EID: 35348994528     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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