Birimian crustal growth in the West African Craton: U-Pb, O and Lu-Hf isotope constraints from detrital zircon in major rivers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.01.021
Abstract: Abstract Combined U-Pb, O and Lu-Hf isotope analyses of detrital zircon grains from five major rivers in Ghana are used to investigate the growth and evolution of the Birimian terrane of the West African Craton.… read more here.
Keywords: zircon; isotope; west african; african craton ... See more keywords
Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Archean mafic rocks from the Amsaga area, West African craton, Mauritania
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DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2019.02.005
Abstract: This study focuses on the Archean crust from the West African Craton in Mauritania (Amsaga area). The Amsaga Archean crust mainly consists of TTG and thrust-imbricated slices of mafic volcanic rocks, which have been affected… read more here.
Keywords: craton mauritania; amsaga area; west african; african craton ... See more keywords