Petrology of the Neoproterozoic granulites from Central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica - Implications for southward extension of East African Orogen (EAO)

Precambrian Research

Volumn 227, Issue , 2013, Pages 389-408

  Pant, N C ^a   Kundu, A ^b   D'Souza, M J ^b   Saikia, Ashima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

East African Orogen; East Antarctica; Gondwanaland; Granulites; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CORRELATION; GARNET; GONDWANA; GRANULITE; METAPELITE; ORTHOGNEISS; PETROLOGY; PLAGIOCLASE; PROTEROZOIC; SILLIMANITE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84875215793     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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