Tectonic implication of geochemistry of gabbro-norite-basic granulite suite in the Proterozoic Delhi Supergroup, Rajasthan, India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 721-732

  Biswal, T K ^a   Gyani, K C ^b   Parthasarathy, R ^c   Pant, D R ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Basic granulites; Delhi Supergroup; Geochemistry; Proterozoic; Rajasthan; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANULITE; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

INDIA;

EID: 0032449043     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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