Petrology of the Gruber anorthosite massif, Central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Indian Minerals

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-204

  Chakraborty, S K ^a   Mukerji, S ^b   Kaul, M K ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b N I T ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; IGNEOUS PETROLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN;

ANTARCTICA, DRONNING MAUD LAND;

EID: 0030322588     PISSN: 00195936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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