Petrogenesis of two granites from the Nilgiri and Madurai blocks, southwestern India: Implications for charnockite-calc-alkaline granite and charnockite-alkali (A-type) granite link in high-grade terrains

Precambrian Research

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 180-197

  Rajesh, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkali (A type) granite; Calc alkaline granite; High grade terrain; Intermediate charnockite; Petrogenetic modeling; Silicic charnockite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BIOTITE; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CHARNOCKITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; GRANITOID; GRANULITE FACIES; HORNBLENDE; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; TERRAIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; MADURAI BLOCK; NILGIRI BLOCK; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM;

EID: 39749127832     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.07.023     Document Type: Article

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