Mawpyut intrusive complex of Jaintia hills district, Meghalaya, northeastern India: A case study for magmatic differentiation

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 385-394

  Chaudhuri, Srinanda ^a   Saha, Rajarshi ^a   Ray, Jyotisankar ^a   Bhaduri, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Differentiation history; Major and trace element characters; Mawpyut complex; Meghalaya; Sylhet traps

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; DIFFERENTIATION; FRACTIONATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOTYPE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; PETROLOGY; PLUTON; SITE INVESTIGATION; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; INDIA; JAINTIA HILL; MEGHALAYA; SOUTH ASIA; SYLHET;

EID: 70349437086     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-009-0139-0     Document Type: Article

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