Sheeted dykes in Kandra ophiolite complex, Nellore schist belt, Andhra Pradesh - Vestiges of precambrian oceanic crust

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-514

  Sesha Sai, V V ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Kandra ophiolite; Nellore schist belt; Precambrian oceanic crust; Sheeted dykes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIABASE; DIKE; GABBRO; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; PETROGRAPHY; PRECAMBRIAN;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NELLORE BELT; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70350151202     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-009-0152-3     Document Type: Article

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