Petrology of the Basic Granulites from Kodaikanal, South India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-104

  Prakash, D ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Basic granulites; Kodaikanal; Metamorphism; Mineral chemistry; Thermobarometry

Indexed keywords

CHARNOCKITE; CLINOPYROXENE; ENCLAVE; GRANULITE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PETROLOGY; QUARTZ;

INDIA; KODAIKANAL; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 0347710263     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70130-1     Document Type: Article

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