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The Hook granite massif is a large formation in central Zambia formed around 550 million years ago during the Pan-African orogeny.
It lies in the inner part of the Lufilian arc.[1]
Today, the south-western extension of the massif lies under the Kafue National Park.[2]
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^D.B. Fanshawe (December 2010). "VEGETATION DESCRIPTIONS OF THE UPPER ZAMBEZI DISTRICTS OF ZAMBIA" (PDF). Biodiversity Foundation for Africa. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
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