The Chimalpahad anorthosite Complex and associated basaltic amphibolites, Nellore Schist Belt, India: Magma chamber and roof of a Proterozoic island arc

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1027-1043

  Dharma Rao, C V ^a   Windley, B F ^b   Choudhary, A K ^c  

^a National Disaster Management Authority   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Anorthosites; Arc magmatism; Chimalpahad Complex; Sm Nd isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SAMARIUM; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; NELLORE BELT;

EID: 79951510408     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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