The role of crustal contamination in massif-type anorthosites, new evidence from Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic composition of the Kunene Intrusive Complex, NW Namibia

• Published in: Precambrian research Vol. 185; no. 1-2; pp. 18 - 36
• Main Authors: Gleißner, Philipp, Drüppel, Kirsten, Romer, Rolf L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Crustal contamination; Kunene Intrusive Complex; Massif-type anorthosite; Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes; Massif-type anorthosite; Kunene Intrusive Complex; Crustal contamination; Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes

The Mesoproterozoic Kunene Intrusive Complex (Angola/Namibia), one of the largest massif-type anorthosite complexes of the world, intruded high-grade metamorphic Paleoproterozoic rocks at the southern margin of the Congo Craton. The geochemical characteristics of two successively emplaced anorthosit...