530Ma syntectonic syenites and granites in NW Namibia - Their relation with collision along the junction of the Damara and Kaoko belts

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 362-377

  Schmitt, Renata S ^a   Trouw, Rudolph A J ^a   Passchier, Cees W ^b   Medeiros, Silvia R ^c   Armstrong, Richard ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Damara Belt; Geodynamics; Syntectonic syenite; U Pb SHRIMP analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856230169     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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