40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Rajmahal Basalts, India, and their relationship to the Kerguelen plateau

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1141-1153

  Kent, Ray W ^a   Pringle, Malcolm S ^b   Müller, R Dietmar ^c   Saunders, Andrew D ^a   Ghose, Naresh C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d PATNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Argon; Hotspot; Kerguelen Plateau; Plate reconstructions; Rajmahal

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOT SPOT; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE;

BIHAR; INDIA; RAJMAHAL;

EID: 0036078916     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/43.7.1141     Document Type: Article

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