Paleomagnetic and geochronological studies of the mafic dyke swarms of Bundelkhand craton, central India: Implications for the tectonic evolution and paleogeographic reconstructions

Precambrian Research

Volumn 198-199, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-76

  Pradhan, Vimal R ^a   Meert, Joseph G ^a   Pandit, Manoj K ^b   Kamenov, George ^a   Mondal, Md Erfan Ali ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^c ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bundelkhand craton; Central India; Geochronology; Mafic dykes; Paleogeography; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KIMBERLITE; MAFIC ROCK; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; RECONSTRUCTION; RODINIA; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

BUNDELKHAND; INDIA;

EID: 84857016396     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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