Eburnean and Pan-African granitoids and the Raghane mega-shear zone evolution: Image analysis, U-Pb zircon age and AMS study in the Arokam Ténéré (Tuareg shield, Algeria)

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-152

  Nouar, O ^a   Henry, B ^b   Liegeois J P ^c   Derder, M E M ^a   Bayou, B ^a   Bruguier, O ^d   Ouabadi, A ^e   Amenna, M ^a   Hemmi, A ^a   Ayache, M ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Eburnean; Magnetic susceptibility; Pan African; Remote sensing; Saharan metacraton; Shear zone; U Pb zircon age

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; GRANITE; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PLUTON; REMOTE SENSING; SHEAR ZONE; STRESS FIELD; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ALGERIA;

EID: 79953736161     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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