Mesoproterozoic ophiolitic mélange from the SE periphery of the Indian plate: U-Pb zircon ages and tectonic implications

Gondwana Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 384-401

  Dharma Rao, C V ^a   Santosh, M ^b   Wu, Yuan Bao ^c  

^a National Disaster Management Authority   (India)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dharwar Craton; Gabbro; Mesoproterozoic ophiolitic m lange; Plagiogranite; Proterozoic tectonics; Zircon U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRATON; INDIAN PLATE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 78751702850     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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