Mesoproterozoic rift-related alkaline magmatism at Elchuru, Prakasam Alkaline Province, SE India

Lithos

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 447-477

  Upadhyay, D ^a,b   Raith, M M ^a   Mezger, K ^b   Hammerschmidt, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkaline magmatism; Continental rifting; Craton Eastern Ghats Belt suture; Enriched mantle; Peninsular India

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; RIFTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PRAKASAM; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645028804     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2005.12.015     Document Type: Article

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