Further geochronological and paleomagnetic constraints on Malani (and pre-Malani) magmatism in NW India

Tectonophysics

Volumn 608, Issue , 2013, Pages 1254-1267

  Meert, Joseph G ^a   Pandit, Manoj K ^b   Kamenov, George D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Geochronology; India; Malani; Paleomagnetism; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

INDIA; MALANI; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; PALEOMAGNETIC DIRECTIONS; PALEOMAGNETIC POLES; PALEOMAGNETISM; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; RODINIA;

GEOMAGNETISM; GRANITE; LEAD; METALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL ARC; DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MOBILE BELT; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; RHYOLITE; RODINIA; SUBDUCTION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; EASTERN GHATS; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MADAGASCAR; MOZAMBIQUE BASIN; SEYCHELLES; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84887823255     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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