Ultra-high temperature metamorphism of metapelitic granulites from Kondapalle, Eastern Ghats Belt: Implications for the Indo-Antarctic correlation

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1065-1087

  Sengupta, P ^a   Sen, J ^a,c   Dasgupta, S ^a   Raith, M ^b   Bhui, U K ^a   Ehl, J ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Eastern Ghats Belt; India; Indo Antarctic terrane assembly; Metapelitic granulites; UHT metamorphism

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; GRANULITE; METAPELITE; TERRANE; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

EASTERN GHATS; INDIA;

EID: 0032850689     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.7.1065     Document Type: Article

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