A late Neoproterozoic paleomagnetic pole for the Congo craton: Tectonic setting, paleomagnetism and geochronology of the Nola dike swarm (Central African Republic)

Precambrian Research

Volumn 164, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 214-226

  Moloto A Kenguemba, Gaétan R ^a,b   Trindade, Ricardo I F ^c   Monié, Patrick ^d   Nédélec, Anne ^b   Siqueira, Roberto ^b  

^a Universite de Bangui   (Central African Republic)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Congo craton; Geochronology; Gondwana; Paleomagnetism; Panafrican

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; KLIPPE; MAGNETIZATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; CONGO CRATON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 46349087257     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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