Hybridization of granitic magmas in the source: The origin of the Karakoram Batholith, Ladakh, NW India

Lithos

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 249-272

  Reichardt, H ^a   Weinberg, R F ^a   Andersson, U B ^b   Fanning, C M ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal anatexis; Karakoram Batholith; Karakoram Shear Zone; Magma mixing; Radiogenic isotopes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ANATEXIS; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; COUNTRY ROCK; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; GRANITOID; HORNBLENDE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MIOCENE; PARTIAL MELTING; SHEAR ZONE; SOURCE ROCK;

INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; KARAKORAM; LADAKH;

EID: 77952009863     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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