New Proterozoic K-Ar ages for some kimberlites and lamproites from the Cuddapah Basin and Dharwar Craton, South India: Evidence for non-contemporaneous emplacement

Precambrian Research

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 363-369

  Chalapathi Rao, N V ^a   Miller, John A ^b   Pyle, David M ^a   Madhavan, V ^c  

^a Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KIMBERLITE; LAMPROITE; POTASSIUM/ARGON DATING; PROTEROZOIC;

INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, CUDDAPAH BASIN; INDIA, DHARWAR CRATON;

EID: 0030512206     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9268(95)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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