Imaging mantle lithosphere for diamond prospecting in Southeast India

Lithosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 331-342

  Sharma, Subrata Das ^a   Ramesh, Durbha Sai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND DEPOSITS; DIAMONDS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERALS; VELOCITY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DIAMOND EXPLORATION; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; LEHMANN DISCONTINUITY; LITHOSPHERE-ASTHENOSPHERE BOUNDARY; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; VELOCITY CONTRASTS;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

CRATON; DATA INTERPRETATION; DIAMOND; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; KIMBERLITE; LAMPROITE; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; TECTONICS; VELOCITY PROFILE;

BASTAR CRATON; DHARWAR CRATON; EASTERN GHATS; INDIA;

EID: 84881515919     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L269.1     Document Type: Article

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