Sub-crustal LVZ below Dharwar craton, India: An evidence for mantle metasomatism and tectonothermal activity in the Archean crust

Precambrian Research

Volumn 208-211, Issue , 2012, Pages 161-173

  Mall, D M ^a   Chandrakala, K ^a   Sudhir Kumar, A ^a   Sarkar, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Archean Dharwar craton; Crustal underplating; Metasomatism; Sub crustal LVZ; Tectonothermal activity; Wide angle reflections

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; METASOMATISM; SEISMIC DATA; UNDERPLATING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84860802477     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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