Geochemistry of black shales from the Neoarchaean Sandur Superterrane, India: First cycle volcanogenic sedimentary rocks in an intraoceanic arc-trench complex

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4663-4679

  Manikyamba, C ^a   Kerrich, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BLACK SHALE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TERRANE; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SANDUR BELT; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33748928451     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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