Geochemistry and geochronology of Neoarchaean volcanic rocks of the Iramba-Sekenke greenstone belt, central Tanzania

Precambrian Research

Volumn 163, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 265-278

  Manya, Shukrani ^a   Maboko, Makenya A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Basalts; Geochemistry; Greenstone Belt; Iramba Sekenke; Sm Nd geochronology; Tanzania Craton

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; ARCHEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSTONE BELT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MODELING; NEODYMIUM; PLAGIOCLASE; SAMARIUM; THOLEIITIC BASALT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; IRAMBA-SEKENKE GREENSTONE BELT; SINGIDA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; TANZANIA CRATON;

EID: 43049156585     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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