Petrography and geochemistry of intraclastic manganese-carbonates from the ∼2.2 Ga Nsuta deposit of Ghana: Significance for manganese sedimentation in the Palaeoproterozoic of West Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 133-147

  Nyame, F K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Birimian; Intraclasts; Manganese deposits; Nsuta; Palaeoproterozoic; West African craton

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; HOST ROCK; MANGANESE DEPOSIT; PETROGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REWORKING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION;

AFRICA; GHANA; NSUTA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN REGION;

EID: 38849097141     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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