Dismembered ophiolites in Paleoproterozoic nappe complexes of Kandra and Gurramkonda, South India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 158-175

  Saha, Dilip ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Detachment fold; Kandra ophiolite; Nellore schist belt; Ocean plate stratigraphy; Paleoproterozoic; Thrust wedge

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CRATON; DEFORMATION; FOLD; METABASALT; NAPPE; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; OUTCROP; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZITE; THRUST;

INDIA;

EID: 79960967709     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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