Mafic to hybrid microgranular enclaves in the Ladakh batholith, northwest Himalaya: Implications on calc-alkaline magma chamber processes

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-25

  Kumar, Santosh ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Field petrography; Ladakh granitoids; Microgranular enclaves; Northwest Higher Himalaya

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; ENCLAVE; FACIES ANALYSIS; FELSIC ROCK; GRAIN SIZE; GRANITOID; HOST ROCK; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; PARTIAL MELTING; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

HIMALAYAS; LADAKH HIMALAYAS;

EID: 77954510761     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-010-0080-2     Document Type: Article

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