Post-collisional magmatism in the central East African Orogen: The Maevarano Suite of north Madagascar

Lithos

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 18-34

  Goodenough, K M ^a   Thomas, R J ^a   De Waele, B ^a   Key, R M ^a   Schofield, D I ^a   Bauer, W ^a   Tucker, R D ^b   Rafahatelo, J M ^c   Rabarimanana, M ^c   Ralison, A V ^c   Randriamananjara, T ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Projet de Gouvernance des Ressources Minières Ampandrianomby ^*  (Madagascar)

Author keywords

East African Orogen; Madagascar; Maevarano Suite; Post collisional magmatism

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DELAMINATION; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PLUTON; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

MADAGASCAR;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 77949337048     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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