Archaean crustal accretion at the northern border of the Congo Craton (South Cameroon). The charnockite-TTG link

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 331-342

  Pouclet, André ^a   Tchameni, Rigobert ^b   Mezger, Klaus ^c   Vidal, Max ^a   Nsifa, Emmanuel ^d   Shang, Cosmas ^d   Penaye, Joseph ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^e Centre for Geological and Mining Research   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Archaean; Cameroon; Charnockites; Congo Craton; Crustal accretion; Nd Sr isotopes; Pb Pb zircon age; TTG

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ARCHEAN; CHARNOCKITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PLUTON;

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

EID: 35449008157     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.178.5.331     Document Type: Article

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