Geochemistry of the Neoarchaean mafic volcanic rocks of the Geita area, NW Tanzania: Implications for stratigraphical relationships in the Sukumaland greenstone belt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 152-160

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Metabasalts; Sm Nd isotope; Stratigraphy; Sukumaland greenstone belt; Tanzania Craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAFIC ROCK; METABASALT; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PETROGENESIS; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GEITA MINE; MWANZA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUKUMALAND GREENSTONE BELT; TANZANIA; TANZANIA CRATON;

EID: 54349086277     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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