Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite

Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite

The Mayo Salah pluton, which is located in the North-Cameroon domain of Central African Bold Belt (CAFB), is emplaced as a laccolith in volcano-sedimentary schists of Poli series, and displays features of Rare-metal Granite (RMG). It is made of two main rock groups: (1) the metaluminous barren musco...

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Main Authors: Periclex Martial Fosso Tchunte, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, Olivier Rouer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
Mayo Salah
rare-metal granite
peraluminous leucogranite
Pan-African Nb-Ta mineralization
magmatic fractionation
U-Pb dating of columbite
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/5/188

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