Role of adakitic magmatism and subduction in gold endowment of Dharwar Neoarchaean greenstone belts, India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 875-888

  Naqvi, S M ^a   Sarma, D Srinivasa ^a   Sawkar, R H ^b   Ram Mohan, M ^a   Rana Prathap, J G ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Mineral Sales Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Adakites; Dharwar Craton; Gold; Greenstone belt; Karnataka

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; ARCHEAN; BASALT; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; MAGMATISM; PARTIAL MELTING; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RHYOLITE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION;

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

EID: 49249110797     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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