Cameroon Line alkaline magmatism (central Africa): A reappraisal

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 478, Issue , 2011, Pages 173-191

  Njonfang, Emmanuel ^a   Nono, Alexandre ^b   Kamgang, Pierre ^a   Ngako, Vincent ^c   Tchoua, Félix M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c Mega Uranium Corporation Cameroon PLC   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

CENTRAL AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES; LINEAR TRENDS; PLUTONIC ROCKS; STRUCTURAL DATA; UNIQUE FEATURES; VOLCANIC MASSIF;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EMPLACEMENT; FELSIC ROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT SPOT; LINEAMENT; MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY; PLUTONIC ROCK; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CENTRAL AFRICA;

EID: 80051891859     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2011.2478(09)     Document Type: Article

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