Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and Tectonic Setting of Metavolcanics and their Implications for Gold Mineralisation in Gadag Gold Field, Southern India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 371-384

  Ugarkar, A G ^a   Panaskar, D B ^b   Ranganath Gowda, G ^c  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^c BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gadag belt; Geochemistry; Gold; Karnataka; Metavolcanics; Petrogenesis; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

GOLD; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; TECTONIC SETTING; THOLEIITE;

GADAG; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EID: 0346112777     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1342-937x(05)70295-1     Document Type: Article

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