Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Neoarchaean high-Mg low-Ti mafic igneous rocks in an intracratonic setting, Central India craton: Evidence for boninite magmatism

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-31

  Srivastava, Rajesh K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Boninite; Central India; Geochemistry; Intracratonic setting; Neoarchaean; Norite; Refractory mantle source; SHMB

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BONINITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; PETROGENESIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN SHIELD; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 32444442778     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.40.15     Document Type: Article

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