Tectonic amalgamation of crustal blocks along Gadag-Mandya Shear Zone in Dharwar Craton of southern India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-88

  Sengupta, Siladitya ^a   Roy, Abhinaba ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amalgamation; Chitradurga; Javanahalli; Karnataka; Shear zone; Syntectonic granite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; GNEISS; GRANITE; GREENSCHIST FACIES; METAMORPHISM; SCHIST; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 84864466765     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-012-0120-1     Document Type: Article

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