Petrology and geochemistry of kimberlite pipe 11 of Chigicherla area, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, South India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-132

  Murthy, D S N ^a   Dayal, A M ^a   Natarajan, R ^a   Balram, V ^a   Govil, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Kimberlite; Petrology; Phlogopite

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENEIS;

INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT, CHIGICHERLA;

EID: 0030859451     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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