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Geology and Mining Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Geol. Min. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9766
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGMR
  • Start Year: 2009
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Highlighting the root of a paleoproterozoic oceanic arc in Liptako, Niger, West Africa

Soumaila Amadou
  • Soumaila Amadou
  • Department of Geology, University of Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger.
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Garba Zibo
  • Garba Zibo
  • Department of Geology, University of Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger.
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Moussa Issaka Abdoulkader
  • Moussa Issaka Abdoulkader
  • Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Zinder, Niger.
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Nouhou Halitt
  • Nouhou Halitt
  • Department of Geology, University of Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger.
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Sebag David
  • Sebag David
  • University of Rouen, CNRS, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
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  •  Received: 05 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 May 2016
  •  Published: 31 July 2016

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