Emplacement and deformation of the Fomopéa pluton: Implication for the Pan-African history of Western Cameroon

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-320

  Njanko, T ^a,b   Nedelec A ^b   Kwekam M ^a   Siqueira, R ^b   Esteban, L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

AMS; Cameroon; Granite; Pan African; Shear zone

Indexed keywords

AMS; CAMEROON; DEFORMATION BAND; GRANITIC ROCKS; GRANITOIDS; GREENSCHIST; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; ISOTOPIC SYSTEMS; KINEMATIC INDICATORS; MAGNETIC FABRICS; SHEAR ZONE; SOLID STATE DEFORMATION;

FABRICS; GRANITE; MICA; MICROSTRUCTURE;

DEFORMATION;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; BIOTITE; DEFORMATION; EDENITE; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; GRANITOID; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LINEATION; MAGNETIC FABRIC; PLUTON; SHEAR ZONE;

CAMEROON;

EID: 77950545196     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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