Geochemical systematics of tholeiitic basalts from the 2.7 Ga Ramagiri-Hungund composite greenstone belt, Dharwar craton

Precambrian Research

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 21-39

  Manikyamba, C ^a   Kerrich, R ^b   Naqvi, S M ^a   Mohan, M Ram ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dharwar craton; Intraoceanic arc; Neoarchaean; Penakacherla terrane; Positive Nb Hf anomalies; Tholeiitic basalts

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CERIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; EUROPIUM; GALLIUM; HAFNIUM; NICKEL; NIOBIUM; RUBIDIUM; THALLIUM; TITANIUM; YTTERBIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARCHEAN; CRATON; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE BELT; THOLEIITE;

ARTICLE; BASALT; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; GEOCHEMISTRY;

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

EID: 4444280330     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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