Cryogenian (∼830Ma) mafic magmatism and metamorphism in the northern Madurai Block, southern India: A magmatic link between Sri Lanka and Madagascar?

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-233

  Teale, William ^a   Collins, Alan S ^a,b   Foden, John ^a   Payne, Justin L ^a   Plavsa, Diana ^a   Chetty, T R K ^c   Santosh, M ^d   Fanning, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

18O; Azania; Gondwana; Hf; LA ICPMS; Madurai Block; Mozambique Ocean; Southern India; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; ARCHEAN; GABBRO; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; HAFNIUM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; ZIRCON;

INDIA; MADAGASCAR; MADURAI BLOCK; SRI LANKA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 79960934936     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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