Provenance and tectonic significance of the Palaeoproterozoic metasedimentary successions of central and northern Madagascar

Precambrian Research

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 18-42

  De Waele, B ^a,b   Thomas, R J ^b   Macey, P H ^c   Horstwood, M S A ^b   Tucker, R D ^d   Pitfield, P E J ^b   Schofield, D I ^b   Goodenough, K M ^b   Bauer, W ^b   Key, R M ^d   Potter, C J ^e   Armstrong, R A ^f   Miller, J A ^g   Randriamananjara, T ^g   Ralison, V ^g   Rafahatelo, J M ^g   Rabarimanana, M ^g   Bejoma, M ^h  

^a SRK CONSULTING   (South Africa)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^g Projet de Gouvernance des Ressources Minières   (Madagascar)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Detrital provenance; East African Orogen; Gondwana; Palaeoproterozoic; Tectonics; U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GONDWANA; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; QUARTZITE; SOURCE ROCK; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONICS; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ANTANANARIVO [MADAGASCAR]; EAST AFRICA; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 79960404843     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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