• The West African Craton (WAC) is one of the five cratons of the Precambrian basement rock of Africa that make up the African Plate, the others being the...
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    are from south to north, the Kalahari Craton, Congo Craton, Tanzania Craton and West African Craton. The cratons were widely separated in the past, but...
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    Southern Africa – Southernmost region of the African continent Vai syllabary – Writing system West African Craton – One of the five cratons of the Precambrian...
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    (the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and West African cratons) makes up the modern continent of Africa. These cratons were formed between about 3.6 and 2.0...
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  • fragment West African Craton East Saharan Meta-craton Congo Craton, central southern Africa Bangweulu Block, Zambia Tanzanian Craton Kalahari Craton Kaapvaal...
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  • overprinted by Pan-African granitoids. The Rokelide Belt passes along the western margin of the Archaean Man Shield in the southern West African Craton. It was intensely...
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    Tanzania Craton – Old and stable part of the continental lithosphere in central Tanzania (Tanzania) West African Craton – One of the five cratons of the...
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    The Kalahari Craton is a craton, an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, that occupies large portions of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia...
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    the Tuareg shield to the west, the Congo craton to the south, the Arabian-Nubian Shield to the east, and the northern African continental margin. The southern...
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    Tuareg Shield (category Geology of Africa)
    is a geological formation lying between the West African craton and the Saharan Metacraton in West Africa. Named after the Tuareg people, it has complex...
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