U-Pb zircon geochronology and petrology of granitoids from Mitwaba (Katanga, Congo): implications for the evolution of the Mesoproterozoic Kibaran belt

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2004

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Kokonyangi, Joseph W.
Armstrong, Richard
Kampunzu, Ali B
Yoshida, Masaru
Okudaira, Takamoto

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Elsevier

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In Katanga (Congo), Mesoproterozoic Kibaran granitoids were previously divided into: (1) type A or G1 granitoids (1370±25 Ma); (2) type B or G2 granitoids (1308±25 Ma); (3) type C or G3 granitoids (1094±50 Ma); and (4) type D or G4 tin granites (ca. 97

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Keywords: barium; lead; niobium; strontium; titanium; uranium; zirconium; geochronology; granitoid; petrology; Proterozoic; uranium series dating; chronology; Congo; crystallization; dehydration; evolution; fractionation; geology; melting point; petrology; review; Congo; Kibaran belt; Mesoproterozoic; S-type granites; Subduction

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Precambrian Research

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