Supra-subduction origin of the Nidar ophiolitic sequence, Indus suture zone, Ladakh, India: Evidence from mineral chemistry of upper mantle rocks

Ofioliti

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-32

  Sachan, Himanshu K ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Mineral chemistry; Nidar ophiolite. Ladakh; SSZ ophiolite

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EID: 27744566869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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