Tectono-magmatic evolution of the west coast of India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 319-327

  Subrahmanya, K R ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Continental margin; India Madagascar separation; Tectonics; West coast; Western Ghat

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; BUCKLING; COASTAL ZONE; COLLISION ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANISM;

CENTRAL INDIAN RIDGE; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MID-INDIAN RIDGE; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 0005642709     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70847-9     Document Type: Article

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