Petrogenesis of Cr-rich calc-silicate rocks from the bandihalli supracrustal belt, Archean Dharwar Craton, India

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 705-718

  Taguchi, Tomoki ^a,d   Satish Kumar, Madhusoodhan ^a,e   Hokada, Tomokazu ^b   Jayananda, Mudlappa ^c  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archean Dharwar craton; Bandihalli supracrustal belt; Chromite; Cr rich calc silicate rock; Hydrothermal; Uvarovite

Indexed keywords

ANHEDRAL; ARCHAEAN; ARCHEAN; CHEMICAL CHANGE; COMPOSITIONAL DATA; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; ENDMEMBERS; GROSSULAR; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; METAMORPHIC GRADE; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; PETROGENESIS; PROTOLITHS; SERPENTINIZATION; STUDY AREAS; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; UVAROVITE;

CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; CHROMIUM; IGNEOUS ROCKS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS;

GARNETS;

CALC SILICATE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMIUM; GARNET; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; PETROGENESIS; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 84867201372     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.50.3.705     Document Type: Article

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