Pseudotachylites of the Kui-Chitraseni shear zones of the Precambrian Aravalli Mountain, Rajasthan

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-335

  Biswal, T K ^a   Sarkar, Sunayana ^a   Pal, Aditi ^a   Chakraborty, Urmi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Aravalli mountain; Delhi supergroup; Erinpura granite; Kui Chitraseni shear zone; Melt origin; Pseudotachylites

Indexed keywords

CATACLASITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MANTLE SOURCE; PRECAMBRIAN; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SHEAR ZONE;

ARAVALLI RANGE; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 10244234059     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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