Titanium-rich phlogopites from the Zangamarajupalle kimberlitic rock, Andhra Pradesh, India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-363

  Chalapathi Rao, N V ^a   Madhavan, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Kimberlite; Petrochemistry; Phlogopite; Zangamarajupalle

Indexed keywords

KIMBERLITE; LAMPROITE; PHLOGOPITE; PLATINUM; TITANIUM;

INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, ZANGAMARAJUPALLE;

EID: 0030460953     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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