Neoproterozoic garnet-glaucophanites and eclogites: New insights for subduction metamorphism of the Gourma fold and thrust belt (eastern Mali)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 297, Issue , 2008, Pages 203-216

  Caby, R ^a   Buscail, F ^b   Dembele D ^c   Diakite S ^c   Sacko, S ^c   Bal, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b GEOTER   (France)

^c Direction Nationale de la Géologie et des Mines   (Mali)

^d Hansa Geomin Consult Gmbh Africa   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GARNET; GLAUCOPHANE; METABASITE; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

AFRICA; GOURMA-RHAROUS; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TOMBOUCTOU; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 47249096678     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP297.9     Document Type: Article

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