Carbonatite magmatism in northeast India

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-158

  Kumar, D ^a   Mamallan, R ^a   Dwivedy, K K ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CRETACEOUS; JURASSIC; LAMPROPHYRE; MAGMATISM;

INDIA, ASSAM, SHILLONG PLATEAU; INDIA, MEGHALAYA, SHILLONG PLATEAU;

EID: 0030434903     PISSN: 07439547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0743-9547(96)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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