Petrology of chloritoid-ilmenite-rich rocks in the Indus Suture mélange of Pakistan: Implications for the Cretaceous paleolatitude of Kohistan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 361-368

  Jan, M Qasim ^a   Rafiq, M ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chloritoid ilmenite rich rocks; Geochemistry; Indus Suture m lange; Kohistan; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

CHLORITOID; CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ILMENITE; INDIAN PLATE; ISLAND ARC; MELANGE; PALEOLATITUDE; PETROLOGY; SUTURE ZONE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; KOHISTAN; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847062581     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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