Pan-African granitic magmatism in the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-45

  Braun, Ingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

granitic magmatism; Kerala Khondalite Belt; Pan African orogeny; Southern India

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GNEISS; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; OROGENY; PETROLOGY; PORPHYRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA KHONDALITE BELT; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33748586248     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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