Major element composition of concentrate garnets in Proterozoic kimberlites from the Eastern Dharwar Craton, India: Implications on sub-continental lithospheric mantle

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 578-588

  Patel, S C ^a   Ravi, S ^b   Anilkumar, Y ^a   Pati, J K ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Eastern Dharwar Craton; Harzburgite; Kimberlite; Lherzolite; Sub continental lithospheric mantle

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAMOND; GARNET; HARZBURGITE; KIMBERLITE; LHERZOLITE; LITHOLOGY; MANTLE SOURCE; MANTLE STRUCTURE;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 77957367109     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.04.020     Document Type: Article

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