Neoarchean crustal growth by accretionary processes: Evidence from combined zircon-titanite U-Pb isotope studies on granitoid rocks around the Hutti greenstone belt, eastern Dharwar Craton, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 72-85

  Anand, R ^a,b   Balakrishnan, S ^a   Kooijman, E ^b,c   Mezger, K ^b,d  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dharwar Craton; Granitoid rocks; Hutti greenstone belt; ID TIMS; LA ICP MS; Titanite; U Pb dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; GREENSTONE BELT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MAGMATISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TITANITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 84885937720     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.09.017     Document Type: Article

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