Dynamic melting of the Precambrian mantle: Evidence from rare earth elements of the amphibolites from the Nellore-Khammam Schist Belt, South India

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-256

  Kumar, K Vijaya ^a   Narsimha Reddy, M ^b   Leelanandam, C ^b  

^a SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amphibolite; Dynamic melting; Geochemistry; India; Nellore Khammam schist belt; Rare earths

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE BELT; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE; MELTING; PRECAMBRIAN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; THOLEIITE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NELLORE BELT; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33746145156     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-006-0107-2     Document Type: Article

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