The 1750Ma Magmatic Event of the West African Craton (Anti-Atlas, Morocco).

Authors :: Youbi, Nasrrddine
Kouyaté, Djiky
Söderlund, Ulf
Ernst, Richard E.
Soulaimani, Abderrahmane
Hafid, Ahmid
Ikenne, Moha
El Bahat, Abdelhakim
Bertrand, Hervé
Rkha Chaham, Khalid
Ben Abbou, Mohamed
Mortaji, Abdelaziz
El Ghorfi, Mustapha
Zouhair, Mohamed
El Janati, M’hamed
Source :: Precambrian Research. Oct2013, Vol. 236, p106-123. 18p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Highlights: [•] U–Pb baddeleyite and zircon ages on dolerites in the Anti-Atlas inliers, which represents a major step towards a complete West African Craton intraplate magmatic “barcode”. [•] First evidence of a widespread 1750Ma bimodal magmatic event in the Anti-Atlas. [•] Distribution of a widespread 1750Ma Large Igneous Province within the Columbia (Nuna) supercontinent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]