Petrogenesis of the Mesoproterozoic Lamproites from the Krishna Valley, Eastern Dharwar Craton, Southern India

Precambrian Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 103-130

  Rao, N V Chalapathi ^a   Kamde, G ^b   Kale, H S ^b   Dongre, A ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Institute of Science   (India)

Author keywords

Eastern Dharwar craton; Krishna valley; Lamproite; Mesoproterozoic; Southern India

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; KIMBERLITE; LAMPROITE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; METASOMATISM; MINERALOGY; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; TRACE ELEMENT; UPWELLING;

ANDHRA PRADESH; DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA; KRISHNA;

EID: 74149083846     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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