Shear-zone hosted graphite in southern Kerala, India: Implications for CO2 infiltration

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 265-273

  Radhika, U P ^a   Santosh, M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GRANULITE FACIES; GRAPHITE; METAMORPHISM; ORGANIC MATTER; SHEAR ZONE;

INDIA, KERALA;

EID: 0030416669     PISSN: 07439547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(96)00063-3     Document Type: Article

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