Proterozoic mafic volcanism in the Aravalli-Delhi orogen, north-western India: Geochemistry and tectonic framework

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-111

  Ahmad, T ^a   Deb, M ^a   Tarney, J ^b   Raza, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi Aravalli orogen; Geochemistry; Mafic volcanism; Proterozoic; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55149114896     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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