Petrology and geochemistry of greywackes from Goa-Dharwar sector, western Dharwar craton: Implications for volcanoclastic origin

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 465-487

  Devaraju, T C ^a   Sudhakara, T L ^b   Kaukonen, R J ^c   Viljoen, R P ^d   Alapieti, T T ^c   Ahmed, S A ^b   Sivakumar, S ^e  

^a 'Rajamangala' Saptapur   (India)

^b KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e Ashapura Minechem Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Continental island arc; Felsic volcanic source; Goa Dharwar sector; Greywackes; Submarine weathering

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; ENRICHMENT; FELSIC ROCK; GRAYWACKE; ISLAND ARC; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MAFIC ROCK; PETROLOGY; QUARTZITE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 77949409890     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-010-0050-8     Document Type: Article

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