Geochemical heterogeneities of metagraywackes from the Sandur schist belt: Implications for active plate margin processes

Precambrian Research

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 117-138

  Manikyamba, C ^a   Naqvi, S M ^a   Moeen, S ^a   Gnaneshwar Rao, T ^a   Balaram, V ^a   Ramesh, S L ^a   Reddy, G L N ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Accretionary prisms; Forearc basins; Geochemical heterogeneities; Metagraywackes; Small plate tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; FOREARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAGREYWACKE; PLATE TECTONICS;

INDIA, KARNATAKA, SANDUR SCHIST BELT;

EID: 0031405133     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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