Evolution of Archaean crust in the Dharwar craton: The Nd isotope record

Precambrian Research

Volumn 227, Issue , 2013, Pages 227-246

  Dey, Sukanta ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Crustal addition; Crustal recycling; Dharwar craton; Geodynamics; Nd isotope; Terrane boundary

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEODYNAMICS; GRANITOID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

CHINA; DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84875222091     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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