Evaluation of phase chemistry and petrochemical aspects of Samchampi-Samteran differentiated alkaline complex of mikir hills, northeastern India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 675-699

  Saha, Abhishek ^a   Ganguly, Sohini ^a   Ray, Jyotisankar ^a   Chaterjee, Nilanjan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline complex; Geobarometry; Liquid immiscibility; Plume tectonics; Sylhet Trap; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

ALKALI GABBRO; BIOTITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GARNET; GEOBAROMETRY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IMMISCIBILITY; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; PLAGIOCLASE; PLUTON; PYROXENE; PYROXENITE; SYENITE;

ASSAM; INDIA; MIKIR HILLS;

EID: 78149446323     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-010-0052-3     Document Type: Article

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