Structure and emplacement of granite plutons in the Paleoproterozoic crust of Eastern Burkina Faso: Rheological implications

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1165-1180

  Vegas, Nestor ^c   Naba, Seta ^b   Bouchez, Jean Luc ^a   Jessell, Mark ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Crust rheology; Granite emplacement; Magnetic fabrics; Paleoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; BATHOLITH; BELT; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; MAGNETIC FABRIC; PLUTON; PROTEROZOIC; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR ZONE; TONALITE;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 54149090432     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0205-z     Document Type: Article

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