Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Lower Paleozoic meta-granites of Lahaul-Spiti region, Himachal Pradesh, India

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-16

  Islam, R ^a   Gururajan, N S ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GNEISS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; METAGRANITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERALUMINOUS MELT; PETROGENESIS;

INDIA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, LAHAUL-SPITI;

EID: 0030806362     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.31.1     Document Type: Article

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