Crustal evolution in the central Congo-Kasai Craton, Luebo, D.R. Congo: Insights from zircon U-Pb ages, Hf-isotope and trace-element data

Precambrian Research

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 107-115

  Batumike, J M ^a,b   Griffin, W L ^a   O'Reilly, S Y ^a   Belousova, E A ^a   Pawlitschek, M ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LUBUMBASHI   (Congo)

^c Gravity Diamond Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congo Kasai Craton; Crustal evolution; LAM ICPMS dating; U Pb zircon geochronology; Zircon Hf isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CAMBRIAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO CRATON; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KASAI CRATON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 62049085544     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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