Geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic metavolcanic rocks from the southern Ashanti volcanic belt, Ghana: Petrogenetic and tectonic setting implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 403-423

  Dampare, S B ^a,c   Shibata, T ^a   Asiedu, D K ^b   Osae, S ^c   Banoeng Yakubo, B ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Birimian; Ghana; Paleoproterozoic; Petrogenesis; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BELT; BIRRIMIAN; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 41349116374     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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