Formation of juvenile continental crust in the Arabian-Nubian shield: Evidence from granitic rocks of the Nakasib suture, NE Sudan

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 150-160

  Stern, Robert J ^a   Abdelsalam, Mohamed G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Nubian shield; Continental crust; Granites; Nd isotopes; Pb isotopes; Sraisotopes; U Pb zircon ages

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749103939     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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