Pb, Sr and Nd isotopic systematics of the carbonatites of Sung Valley, Meghalaya, northeast India: Implications for contemporary plume-related mantle source characteristics

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 1875-1884

  Veena, K ^a   Pandey, B K ^a   Krishnamurthy, P ^a   Gupta, J N ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonatites; Isotopic systematics; Mantle sources; Sung Valley, India

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; EMPLACEMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; PETROGENESIS;

INDIA; MEGHALAYA; SUNG VALLEY;

EID: 0032465535     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/39.11-12.1875     Document Type: Article

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