Mineralogy and magmatic affinity of the Jasra intrusive complex, Shillong Plateau, India

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1099-1117

  Melluso, L ^a   Srivastava, R K ^b   Petrone, C M ^c,d   Guarino, V ^a   Sinha, A K ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e Dr KS Krishnan Geomagnetic Research Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

amphibole; clinopyroxenites; gabbros; India; Jasra intrusion; perovskite; potassic rocks; syenites; titanite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CLINOPYROXENITES; GABBROS; INDIA; JASRA INTRUSION; SYENITES; TITANITE;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NEPHELINE SYENITE; OLIVINE; PEROVSKITE; SODIUM;

ROCKS;

AMPHIBOLE; CLINOPYROXENE; CRETACEOUS; GABBRO; MANTLE SOURCE; MINERALOGY; PEROVSKITE; SYENITE; TITANITE; VOLCANISM;

INDIA; SHILLONG PLATEAU;

EID: 84869188478     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.03     Document Type: Article

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