Neoproterozoic alkaline magmatism at Sivamalai, southern India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 156-166

  Upadhyay, D ^a   Jahn Awe, S ^a   Pin, C ^b   Paquette, J L ^b   Braun, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaline rocks; Pan African; Shear zone; Sivamalai; Southern Granulite Terrain

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GRANULITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; SYENITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

INDIA;

EID: 33745635759     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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