Geochemistry of rutile from the Pan-African Yaoundé metamorphic group: Implications for provenance and conditions of formation

Abstract Morphological and geochemical features of both in-rock and alluvial rutile within the Yaounde Group of the Pan-African Central African Orogenic Belt (CAOB) were assessed, using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in order to assess its provenance and condition of formation. Rutile in gneiss and micaschist is fine grained (