Geochemistry of alkaline basalts and associated high-mg basalts from the 2.7ga penakacherla terrane, dharwar craton, india: An archean depleted mantle-oib array

Precambrian Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 104-122

  Manikyamba, C ^a   Kerrich, Robert ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline basalts; Archean; Depleted mantle OIB array; Dharwar craton; High Mg basalts; Penakacherla greenstone terrane

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; ARCHEAN; BASALT; GREENSTONE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNESIUM; MANTLE PLUME; MINERALOGY; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 79956341951     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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