Structural anatomy of the Kushtagi schist belt, Dharwar craton, south India-An example of Archaean transpression

Precambrian Research

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 28-40

  Matin, Abdul ^a  

^a ASUTOSH COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Archaean; Dharwar craton; Kushtagi schist belt; South India; Structure; Transpression

Indexed keywords

BELT; DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPRESSION;

ASIA; DHARWAR CRATON; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646250659     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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