A plausible model for evolution of Schist Belts and Granite Plutons of Dharwar Craton, India and Madagascar during 3.0-2.5 Ga: Insight from gravity modeling constrained in part from seismic studies

Gondwana Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 501-511

  Mishra, D C ^a   Prajapati, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Archean Proterozoic collision; Bipolar gravity anomaly; Extension and covergence; Plume

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; GRANITE; GRAVITY FIELD; MODEL; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLUTON; SCHIST; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0142030982     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71001-7     Document Type: Article

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