Geochronological data on the Rabat-Tiflet granitoids: Their bearing on the tectonics of the Moroccan Variscides

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Tahiri, A ^a   Montero, P ^b   El Hadi, H ^c   Martinez Poyatos D ^b   Azor, A ^b   Bea, F ^b   Simancas, J F ^b   Gonzalez Lodeiro F ^b  

^a Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES BEN M SIK   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Caledonian; Granitoids; Moroccan Variscides; Neoproterozoic; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CARBONIFEROUS; DEVONIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

MOROCCO; RABAT; RABAT-SALE-ZEMMOUR-ZAER; TIFLET;

EID: 77953617306     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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