Petrological and PGE mineralisation study of the Channagiri mafic-ultramafic complex, Shimoga supracrustal belt, Karnataka

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-556

  Devaraju, T C ^a   Alapieti, T T ^b   Kaukonen, R J ^b   Sudhakara, T L ^c,d  

^a Rajamangala   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c Nehru Co Operative Colony   (India)

^d KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Channagiri mafic ultramafic complex; Chromite controlled; Hanumalapur segment; Karnataka; PGE distribution; Shimoga belt

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CHROMITE; EPIDOTE; GABBRO; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MAFIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; PETROLOGY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SHIMOGA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 38649105177     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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