Pan-African pressure-temperature evolution of the Merelani area in the Mozambique Belt in northeast Tanzania

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 353-365

  Muhongo, S ^a   Tuisku, P ^b   Mtoni, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC;

TANZANIA;

EID: 6744265308     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00102-5     Document Type: Article

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