Juxtaposition of India and Antarctica during the Precambrian: Inferences from Geochemistry of Mafic Dykes

Gondwana Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-234

  Srivastava, Rajesh K ^a   Singh, R K ^a   Verma, R ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Central East India; East Antarctica; Gondwanaland; Mafic dykes; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; GNEISS; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; RECONSTRUCTION;

ANTARCTICA; INDIA;

EID: 0347900732     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70099-X     Document Type: Article

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