Ultramafic xenoliths from kutch, northwest india: Plume-related mantle samples?

International Geology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 416-444

  Karmalkar, N R ^a   Griffin, W L ^b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECCAN TRAPS; FLOOD BASALT; MANTLE PLUME; PETROLOGY; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; VOLCANISM; XENOLITH;

GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH;

EID: 0034117697     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810009465090     Document Type: Article

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