The Nagercoil charnockite: A magnesian, calcic to calc-alkalic granitoid dehydrated during a granulite-facies metamorphic event

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 375-400

  Rajesh, H M ^a   Santosh, M ^b   Yoshikura, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charnockite; Dehydration zone; High grade metamorphic event; Orthogneiss plutons; Orthopyroxene; Southern India

Indexed keywords

CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CAMBRIAN; CHARNOCKITE; DEHYDRATION; GARNET; GRANITOID; GRANULITE FACIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGMATISM; METAPELITE; METASOMATISM; ORTHOPYROXENE; PROTEROZOIC; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TONALITE;

INDIA;

EID: 79251558156     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq084     Document Type: Article

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