Carbon isotope and x-ray diffraction studies on calcite-graphite system in calc-granulites around Usilampatti area, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-46

  Pandey, U K ^a   Chabria, Tikam ^a   Krishnamurthy, P ^a   Viswanathan, R ^a   Kumar, B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Calc granulite; Calcite graphite; Carbon Oxygen isotopes; Geothermometry; Tamil Nadu; Usilampatti; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GRANULITE; GRAPHITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

INDIA;

EID: 0034113618     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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