Mafic xenoliths in Proterozoic kimberlites from Eastern Dharwar Craton, India: Mineralogy and P-T regime

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-346

  Patel, S C ^a   Ravi, S ^b   Anilkumar, Y ^a   Naik, A ^c   Thakur, S S ^d   Pati, J K ^e   Nayak, S S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^c SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Garnet pyroxenite; Kimberlite; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; ECLOGITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KIMBERLITE; MAFIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; OCEANIC CRUST; P-T CONDITIONS; PROTEROZOIC; PYROXENITE; TEXTURE; XENOLITH;

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

EID: 55349085396     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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