A geodynamic model for the Paleoproterozoic (ca. 2.27–1.96 Ga) Birimian Orogen of the southern West African Craton–Insights into an evolving accretionary …

M Grenholm, M Jessell, N Thébaud - Earth-science reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents an updated geodynamic model for the 2270–1960 Ma Birimian Orogen
in the southern West African Craton (sWAC), which form part of a large accretionary …

Paleoproterozoic gold events in the southern West African Craton: review and synopsis

Q Masurel, A Eglinger, N Thébaud, A Allibone… - Mineralium …, 2022 - Springer
The southern part of the West African Craton includes the Baoulé-Mossi Domain, the world's
premier Paleoproterozoic gold province (~ 10,000 metric ton gold endowment). Structural …

Geospatial modelling of mineral potential zones using data-driven based weighting factor and statistical index techniques

PO Amponsah, ED Forson - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Mineral prospectivity models (MPMs) are significantly essential in delineating target zones
with the optimum likelihood of containing a particular sought-after mineral deposit. This …

Pre-Cadomian to late-Variscan odyssey of the eastern Massif Central, France: formation of the West European crust in a nutshell

C Chelle-Michou, O Laurent, JF Moyen, S Block… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Massif Central (EMC), France, is part of the internal zone of the Variscan
belt where late Carboniferous crustal melting and orogenic collapse have largely obliterated …

The geochronological evolution of the Paleoproterozoic Baoulé-Mossi domain of the southern West African Craton

LA Parra-Avila, AIS Kemp, ML Fiorentini… - Precambrian …, 2017 - Elsevier
Generation and emplacement of felsic magmas in the Paleoproterozoic Baoulé-Mossi
domain, West African Craton does not match the apparent peaks of global crust generation …

[HTML][HTML] Arc accretion and crustal reworking from late Archean to Neoproterozoic in Northeast Brazil

ACD Ferreira, EL Dantas, RA Fuck, IM Nedel - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
New systematic Nd isotope and U-Pb geochronology data were applied to Precambrian
rocks of northeastern Brazil to produce a crustal-age distribution map for a small basement …

The provenance of Avalonia and its tectonic implications: a critical reappraisal

JB Murphy, RD Nance, L Wu - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian interval is characterized by global-scale
orogenesis, rapid continental growth and profound changes in Earth systems. Orogenic …

Rheological Context of Emplacement of the Dori, Gorom-Gorom and Touka Bayèl Granitic Plutons (Northeast Burkina Faso, West African Craton)

AO Yaméogo, P Ouiya, AS Traoré, S Sawadogo… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reconstitution of the geodynamic processes of the Eburnean orogeny in the time span
around 2.1 Ga in Dori area is here carried out through the examination of the internal …

Contrasting paleoproterozoic granitoids in the Kerdous, tagragra d'Akka, Agadir-Melloul and Iguerda inliers (western Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

O Blein, P Chevremont, T Baudin, A Hafid… - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
The northern margin of the West African Craton is characterized by Paleoproterozoic
siliciclastic sediments intruded by ca. 2.1-2.0 Ga Eburnean granitoids. New …

New evidence for crustal reworking and juvenile arc‐magmatism during the Palaeoproterozoic Eburnean events in the Suhum Basin, South‐east Ghana

PO Amponsah, D Kwayisi, EK Awunyo… - Geological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Contrary to what is currently known, archetypal zircon samples from gneisses and intrusive
leucogranites in the Palaeoproterozoic Suhum Basin, SE Ghana, suggest the involvement of …