Metamorphic evolution and zircon geochronology of early Proterozoic granulites in the Aravalli Mountains of northwestern India

Geological Magazine

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-302

  Roy, A B ^a   Kröner, Alfred ^b   Bhattachaya, P K ^c   Rathore, Sanjeev ^d  

^a PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aravalli Mountains; Geothermobarometry; Granulite exhumation; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; LEAD ALLOYS; MELTING; MICA; ZIRCON;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ARAVALLI MOUNTAINS; GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; GRANULITE EXHUMATION; HYDRATION REACTION; ISOBARIC COOLING; METAMORPHIC EVOLUTION; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

LANDFORMS;

GRANULITE; PROTEROZOIC;

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

EID: 23744483169     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756805000804     Document Type: Article

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