Geochemistry of metavolcanics from the Neoproterozoic Tuludimtu orogenic belt, western Ethiopia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 177-185

  Tadesse, Gebremedhin ^a   Allen, Alistair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Metavolcanics; Oceanic crust; Tuludimtu orogenic belt; Volcanic arc

Indexed keywords

GREENSCHIST; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; OROGENIC BELT; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8644281174     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.07.051     Document Type: Article

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