Geochronologic constraints of granulite terranes of South India and their implications for the Precambrian assembly of Gondwana

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 137-147

  Yoshida, M ^a   Bindu, R S ^a   Kagami, H ^b   Rajesham, T ^c   Santosh, M ^d   Shirahata, H ^e  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^d CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

^e MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; GRANULITE; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 0030389797     PISSN: 07439547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(96)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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