Geochemistry of Archaean bimodal volcanic rocks of the Sandur supracrustal belt, Dharwar craton, Southern India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-322

  Hanuma Prasad, M ^a   Krishna Rao, B ^a   Vasudev, V N ^b   Srinivasan, R ^c   Balaram, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b Mineral Rsrc Consultant 120/45(A)   (India)

^c NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Karnataka; Late Archaean Sandur Belt; Meauics

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; FELSIC ROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; PETROGENESIS;

INDIA, KARNATAKA, SANDUR BELT;

EID: 0030785209     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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