Dehydration-melting phenomena in leptynitic gneisses and the generation of leucogranites: A case study from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, Southern India

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1285-1305

  Braun, I ^a   Raith, M ^a   Ravindra Kumar, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Dehydration melting; In situ leucosomes; Kerala Khondalite Belt; Leptynitic gneisses; Leucogranites

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION MELTING; GNEISS; LEUCOGRANITE; LEUCOSOME;

INDIA, KERALA;

EID: 0030434572     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/37.6.1285     Document Type: Article

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