Petrology and geochemistry of xenoliths in lamprophyres from the Deccan Traps: Implications for the nature of the deep crust boundary in western India

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 703-722

  Dessai, A G ^a   Vaselli, O ^b  

^a GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deccan Traps; Deep crust boundary; Lamprophyres; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LAMPROPHYRE; PETROLOGY; XENOLITH;

DECCAN TRAPS; INDIA;

EID: 0033402438     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1999.063.5.08     Document Type: Article

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