Evolution of granulite enclaves and associated gneisses from Purulia, Chhotanagpur Granite Gneiss Complex, India: Evidence for 990-940Ma tectonothermal event(s) at the eastern India cratonic fringe zone

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-88

  Karmakar, S ^a   Bose, S ^b   Sarbadhikari, A Basu ^c   Das, K ^d  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CGGC; Granulite enclave; Migmatitic gneiss; Monazite age; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BIOTITE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; ENCLAVE; GNEISS; GRANULITE; LOWER CRUST; METAMORPHISM; MIGMATITE; MINERALOGY; MONAZITE; PARTIAL MELTING; RODINIA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TEXTURE;

CHHOTANAGPUR; INDIA;

EID: 79952615902     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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