Delamination-induced late-tectonic deformation and high-grade metamorphism of the Proterozoic Nampula Complex, northern Mozambique

Precambrian Research

Volumn 196-197, Issue , 2012, Pages 275-294

  Ueda, K ^a   Jacobs, J ^a   Thomas, R J ^b   Kosler, J ^a   Jourdan, F ^c   Matola, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Direcção Nacional de Geologia DNG   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Delamination; Extensional folding; Lurio Belt; Mecub ri; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; COOLING; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; EDIACARAN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MIGMATIZATION; PLUTONISM; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TITANITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

MOZAMBIQUE; NAMPULA;

EID: 84856395141     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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