Chromites from meta-anorthosites, Sittampundi layered igneous complex, Tamil Nadu, southern India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1394-1402

  Ghosh, Biswajit ^a   Konar, Ritam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Chromitite; Eclogite facies; Parental melt; Sittampundi Complex; Tholeiitic basalt

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; DEFORMATION; FACIES ANALYSIS; FLUID INCLUSION; FRACTIONATION; GRANULITE; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; PERIDOTITE; PYROXENITE; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 80053340175     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.07.024     Document Type: Article

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