@article{PAR00014564, title = {{E}vidence of heterogeneous crustal origin for the {P}an-{A}frican {M}bengwi granitoids and the associated mafic intrusions (northwestern {C}ameroon, central {A}frica)}, author = {{M}bassa, {B}. {J}. and {K}amgang, {P}. and {G}r{\'e}goire, {M}ichel and {N}jonfang, {E}. and {B}enoit, {M}. and {I}tiga, {Z}. and {D}uchene, {S}. and {B}essong, {M}. and {N}guet, {P}. {W}. and {N}fomou, {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {M}bengwi plutonics consist of intermediate to felsic granitoids forming a continuous magmatic series from monzonite to granite and mafic intrusions. {T}heir mineralogical composition consists of quartz, plagioclases, {K}-feldspars, biotite, muscovite, and amphibole. {T}he accessory phase includes opaque minerals + titanite +/- apatite +/- zircon, while secondary minerals are pyrite, phengite, chlorite, epidote, and rarely calcite. {T}hese plutonics are assigned high-{K} talc-alkaline to shoshonitic series, metaluminous to weakly peraluminous and mostly belong to an {I}-type suite ({A}/{CNK} = 0.63-1.2). {T}hey are typically post-collisional, with a subduction signature probably being inherited from their protoliths emplaced during the subduction phase. {T}he {S}r and {N}d isotopic data evidence that these plutonics result from melting of the lower continental crust with variable contribution of the oceanic crust. {T}heir geochemical features are similar to those of western {C}ameroon granitoids related to the {P}an-{A}frican {D}-1 event in {C}ameroon.}, keywords = {{H}igh-{K} calc-alkaline plutonics ; {M}etaluminous to weakly peraluminous ; {T}ype {I} ; {L}ower continental crust ; {S}ubduction signature ; {C}ameroon ; {CAMEROUN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience}, volume = {348}, numero = {2}, pages = {116--126}, ISSN = {1631-0713}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crte.2015.09.009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00014564}, }