A newly reported alkali basalt flow near Bhir, Deccan Volcanic Province, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 501-506

  Talusani, Reddy V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkali basalt flow; Deccan plateau; Tholeitic

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGENESIS; TERTIARY;

INDIA;

EID: 0035007429     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(00)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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