Reconnaissance SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Tanzania Craton: Evidence for Neoarchean granitoid-greenstone belts in the Central Tanzania Region and the Southern East African Orogen

Precambrian Research

Volumn 216-219, Issue , 2012, Pages 232-266

  Kabete, J M ^a   McNaughton, N J ^b   Groves, D I ^c   Mruma, A H ^d  

^a AngloGold Ashanti Limited   (South Africa)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Canaco Resources Inc   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TANZANIA   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Central Tanzania Region; Lake Nyanza Superterrane; Magambazi; Mazoka Greenstone Belt; Mkurumu Magamba Terrane; Southern East African Orogen

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BASEMENT ROCK; EMPLACEMENT; EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; GRANULITE FACIES; GREENSCHIST FACIES; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS ROCK; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OROGENY; ORTHOGNEISS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

TANZANIA CRATON;

EID: 84864809021     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.06.020     Document Type: Article

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