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...

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...

(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...

Southern Africa – Southernmost region of the African continent Vai syllabary – Writing system West African Craton – One of the five cratons of the Precambrian...

Tanzania Craton – Old and stable part of the continental lithosphere in central Tanzania (Tanzania) West African Craton – One of the five cratons of the...

fragment West African Craton East Saharan Meta-craton Congo Craton, central southern Africa Bangweulu Block, Zambia Tanzanian Craton Kalahari Craton Kaapvaal...

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...

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...

in the Eglab shield to the north of the West African craton and in the Man Shield to the south of the craton. There is evidence of three major Eburnean...

Archaean cratons, including the Siberian Craton, with its Anabar/Aldan shields in Siberia, and the Slave, Wyoming, Superior, and North Atlantic cratons in North...