Structure and SHRIMP U/Pb zircon ages of granites adjacent to the Chitradurga schist belt: Implications for neoarchaean convergence in the Dharwar cCraton, southern India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-24

  Chadwick, Brian ^a   Vasudev, V N ^b   Hegde, G V ^a   Nutman, A P ^c  

^a Australian Indian Resources Group Companies ^*  (India)

^b Australian Indian Resources Pty Ltd   (India)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Chitradurga schist belt; Dharwar craton; Fold thrust belt; Karnataka; Neoarchaean; Oblique convergence; Transpressive orogen

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ANATEXIS; ARCHEAN; BIFURCATION; CRATON; EMPLACEMENT; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GRANITE; IMBRICATION; OROGENIC BELT; SHRIMP DATING; TRANSPRESSION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHITRADURGA; DHARWAR CRATON; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847126873     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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