Petrology, geochemistry and paleomagnetism of the earliest magmatic rocks of Deccan Volcanic Province, Kutch, Northwest India

Lithos

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 237-259

  Paul, Dalim K ^a   Ray, Arijit ^a   Das, Brindaban ^a   Patil, Shiva K ^b   Biswas, Sanjib K ^a  

^a PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Dr KSK Geomagnetic Research Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan Volcanic Province; Paleomagnetism; Petrogenesis; Plume; Rift

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; ALKALINE ROCK; DECCAN TRAPS; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; PALEOMAGNETISM; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; PLUTONIC ROCK; THOLEIITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 41549090543     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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