Dunite, glimmerite and spinellite in Achankovil Shear Zone, South India: Implications for highly potassic CO2-rich melt influx along an intra-continental shear zone

Gondwana Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 961-974

  Rajesh, V J ^a   Arima, M ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achankovil shear zone; Dunite; Glimmerite; K Ar phlogopite age; Spinellite

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DUNITE; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OLIVINE; PHLOGOPITE; POTASSIC ROCK; SHEAR ZONE; SPINEL; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

INDIA; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 5444262371     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71078-9     Document Type: Article

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