Evolution of the African continental crust as recorded by U-Pb, Lu-Hf and O isotopes in detrital zircons from modern rivers

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-120

  Iizuka, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Campbell, Ian H ^a   Allen, Charlotte M ^a   Gill, James B ^c   Maruyama, Shigenori ^d   Makoka, Frédéric ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HAFNIUM; LEAD ISOTOPE; LUTETIUM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RESIDENCE TIME; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SUPERCONTINENT; URANIUM ISOTOPE; ZIRCON;

CONGO RIVER; NIGER RIVER; NILE RIVER; ORANGE RIVER; ZAMBEZI RIVER;

EID: 84873472610     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.12.028     Document Type: Article

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