Petrogenetic appraisal of early Palaeozoic granitoids of Kinnaur District, Higher Himachal Himalaya, India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-76

  Singh, Brajesh ^a   Kumar, Santosh ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Early Palaeozoic granitoids; Higher Himachal Himalaya; Ilmenite series; Kinnaur; Peraluminous

Indexed keywords

GRANITOID; ILMENITE; MAGMATISM; PALEOZOIC; PETROGENESIS; S-TYPE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KINNAUR;

EID: 12344307558     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70263-X     Document Type: Article

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