A new geological framework for south-central Madagascar, and its relevance to the " out-of-Africa" hypothesis

Precambrian Research

Volumn 185, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 109-130

  Tucker, R D ^a   Roig, J Y ^b   Macey, P H ^c   Delor, C ^b   Amelin, Y ^d   Armstrong, R A ^d   Rabarimanana, M H ^e   Ralison, A V ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Bur Rech Geologiques et Minieres   (France)

^c Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Project de Gouvernance des Ressources Minerales   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Detrital zircons; East African Orogen; Greater Dharwar Craton; Paleoproterozoic; Tectonics; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA; MADAGASCAR;

STENIA;

EID: 79951511714     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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