A translithospheric suture in the vanished 1-Ga lithospheric root of South India: Evidence from contrasting lithosphere sections in the Dharwar Craton

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 1109-1119

  Griffin, W L ^a   Kobussen, A F ^a   Babu, E V S S K ^a,b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Yvette ^a   Norris, R ^c   Sengupta, P ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Rio Tinto Exploration India   (India)

Author keywords

Dharwar craton; Eclogites; Geotherms; Lithospheric roots; Mantle metasomatism; Peridotite garnets

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; GARNET; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; METASOMATISM; PERIDOTITE; XENOLITH;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; DHARWAR CRATON; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 72049126331     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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