Two Mesoarchaean terranes in the Reguibat shield of NW Mauritania

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 297, Issue , 2008, Pages 33-52

  Key, R M ^a   Loughlin, S C ^a   Gillespie, M ^a   Del Rio, M ^a   Horstwood, M S A ^b   Crowley, Q G ^b   Darbyshire, D P F ^b   Pitfield, P E ^c   Henney, P J ^c  

^a BGS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c BGS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MAGMATISM; SHEAR ZONE; TERRANE; THRUST; TRANSPRESSION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AFRICA; MAURITANIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 47249142055     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP297.3     Document Type: Article

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