Ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism in the Achankovil Zone: Implications for the correlation of crustal blocks in southern India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 99-114

  Ishii, Shunsuke ^a   Tsunogae, Toshiaki ^a,b   Santosh, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achankovil Zone; Cordierite gneiss; P T path; Southern India; Ultrahigh temperature metamorphism

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXHUMATION; GRANULITE; P-T CONDITIONS; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

ACHANKOVIL RIVER; INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 33745651624     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2005.11.019     Document Type: Article

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