Structural reworking and heat transfer related to the late-Panafrican Angavo shear zone of Madagascar

Tectonophysics

Volumn 477, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 197-216

  Grégoire, Vincent ^a   Nédélec, Anne ^a   Monié, Patrick ^b   Montel, Jean Marc ^a   Ganne, Jérôme ^a   Ralison, Bruno ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Low P high T metamorphism; Madagascar; Panafrican, Ar Ar dating, monazite dating; Shear zone; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

LOW-P/HIGH-T METAMORPHISM; MADAGASCAR; PANAFRICAN, AR-AR DATING, MONAZITE DATING; SHEAR ZONE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

COOLING; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MICA; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

ARGON;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DEFORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER; METAMORPHISM; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; REWORKING; SHEAR ZONE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 70350297711     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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