Mafic rocks from Erinpura gneiss terrane in the Sirohi region: Possible ocean-floor remnants in the foreland of the Delhi Fold Belt, NW India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 627-641

  Pandit, M K ^a   de Wall, H ^b   Daxberger, H ^b   Just, J ^b   Bestmann, M ^b   Sharma, K K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Govt PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Daba mafic rocks; Geochemistry; Magnetic fabric; Neoproterozoic; NW India; Phulad ophiolite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; FORELAND BASIN; GNEISS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MANTLE SOURCE; MINERALOGY; OPHIOLITE; PROTEROZOIC; SEAFLOOR; SHEAR ZONE; ZIRCONIUM;

DELHI; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SIROHI;

CLIDEMIA HIRTA;

EID: 80052605654     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-011-0096-z     Document Type: Article

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