Temporal evolution of the Angavo and related shear zones in Gondwana: Constraints from LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon ages of granitoids and gneiss from central Madagascar

Precambrian Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 30-42

  Raharimahefa, Tsilavo ^a   Kusky, Timothy M ^b  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Angavo shear zone; Geochronology; Gondwana; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; EDIACARAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; GRANITOID; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KINEMATICS; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; ZIRCON;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 77956191092     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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