Zircon and titanite age evidence for coeval granitization and migmatization of the early Middle and early Late Proterozoic Saharan Metacraton; example from the central North Sudan basement

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 492-524

  Shang, C K ^a   Satir, M ^a   Morteani, G ^b   Taubald, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotite Rb Sr age; Crustal sources; Granitization; Migmatization; Pan African; Zircon titanite U Pb age

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANITE; I-TYPE ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LEAD-LEAD DATING; MIGMATIZATION; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; TITANITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

SUDAN;

EID: 77953720817     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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