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Granite from
Tchouni-Zarniski Complexes, Zinder, Niger


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Type:Granite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:302 ± 9 Ma
Minimum recorded age:302 ± 9 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1302 ± 9 MaPennsylvanian - Rb-Sr
Sample references:
1 -
Karche, Jean-Paul, Vachette, Michelle (1978) Age et migration de l'activite magmatique dans les complexes paleozoiques du Niger. Consequences. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, S7-XX (6). 941-953 doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-XX.6.941
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tchouni-Zarniski Complexes, Zinder, Niger
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1433807
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1433807:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘZinder Occurrence, Mirriah, Zinder, Niger
References
consequences. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France, 7(6), 941-953. doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-XX.6.941
Black, R. (1963). Note sur les complexes annulaires de Tchoni-Zarniski et de Gouré (Niger). Bulletin du Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières, (1), 31-45.
Karche, J. P., & Vachette, M. (1978). Age et migration de l'activite magmatique dans les complexes paleozoiques du Niger
 
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