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A new geological framework for south-central Madagascar, and its relevance to the "out-of-Africa" hypothesis

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2011

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Tucker, R.D.
Roig, J Y
Macey, P H
Delor, Claude
Amelin, Yuri
Armstrong, Richard
Rabarimanana, M.H.
Ralison, A.V.

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Elsevier

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The Precambrian shield of south-central Madagascar, excluding the Vohibory region, consists of three geologic domains, from north to south: Antananarivo, Ikalamavony-Itremo, and Anosyen-Androyen. The northern Antananarivo domain represents the Neoarchean

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Keywords: detrital deposit; ductile deformation; geochronology; orogeny; Proterozoic; structural geology; tectonic evolution; uranium-lead dating; zircon; Dharwar Craton; India; Madagascar; Stenia Detrital zircons; East African Orogen; Greater Dharwar Craton; Paleoproterozoic; Tectonics; U-Pb geochronology

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/65850

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ANU Research Publications

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Precambrian Research

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10.1016/j.precamres.2010.12.008

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