Geochemistry and petrogenesis of radioactive palaeoproterozoic granitoids of kinwat crystalline inlier, Nanded and yeotmal districts, Maharashtra

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 596-617

  Banerjee, Rahul ^a   Shivkumar, K ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

High heat producing (HHP) granite; Kaddam fault; Kinwat crystalline inlier; Maharashtra; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FELSIC ROCK; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITOID; LINEAMENT; MINERALOGY; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; RADIOACTIVITY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REMOBILIZATION; URANIUM;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA;

EID: 77951559594     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-010-0054-4     Document Type: Article

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