Geochemistry of ultramafic lenses in the granitoids of the southeastern flanks of Shimoga supracrustal belt (Karnataka) with a note on the distribution of platinum group elements and minerals

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-386

  Devaraju, T C ^a   Alapieti, T T ^b   Kaukonen, R J ^b  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Karnataka; PGE and PGM; Shimoga Schist Belt; Ultramafic lenses

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3142688454     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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