Mesoproterozoic geology of the Nampula Block, northern Mozambique: Tracing fragments of Mesoproterozoic crust in the heart of Gondwana

Precambrian Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 124-148

  Macey, P H ^a   Thomas, R J ^b   Grantham, G H ^a   Ingram, B A ^a   Jacobs, J ^c   Armstrong, R A ^d   Roberts, M P ^e   Bingen, B ^f   Hollick, L ^b   de Kock, G S ^a   Viola, G ^f   Bauer, W ^g   Gonzales, E ^b   Bjerkgard T ^f   Henderson, I H C ^f   Sandstad, J S ^f   Cronwright, M S ^a   Harley, S ^h   Solli, A ^f   Nordgulen, Ø ^f   Motuza, G ⁱ   Daudi, E ^j   Manhica V ^j   more..

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^e Marengo Mining   (Australia)

^f GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^g RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^j National Directorate of Geology   (Mozambique)

more..

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Geochronology; Geodynamics; Mesoproterozoic; Mozambique; Nampula Block

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; COLLISION ZONE; DATING METHOD; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; GONDWANA; ISLAND ARC; METAMORPHISM; MIGMATITE; MIGMATIZATION; ORTHOGNEISS; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

MOZAMBIQUE; NAMPULA;

EID: 77956190934     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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