Geochemical constraints on komatiite volcanism from Sargur Group Nagamangala greenstone belt, western Dharwar craton, southern India: Implications for Mesoarchean mantle evolution and continental growth

Geoscience Frontiers

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-340

  Tushipokla, ^a   Jayananda, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Dharwar craton; Geochemistry; Greenstone volcanism; Komatiites; Mantle evolution

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; GARNET; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSCHIST FACIES; GREENSTONE BELT; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; KOMATIITE; METAMORPHISM; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE; VOLCANISM;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA; KARNATAKA; NAGAMANGALA;

SPINIFEX;

EID: 84876024037     PISSN: 16749871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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