Geochemistry and petrogenesis of amphibolites from the southern part of Gadag Greenstone Belt, Karnataka

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 484-494

  Ram Mohan, M ^a   Sarma, D Srinivasa ^a   Charan, S N ^a   Balaram, V ^a   Rajasekhar, V B ^a   Ahmad, Talat ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Amphibolites; Gadag Greenstone Belt; Geochemistry; Petrogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE BELT; MANTLE SOURCE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TERRANE; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

ASIA; CHITRADURGA; EURASIA; GADAG; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57649213821     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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