Deccan trap volcanic eruption affected the Archaean Dharwar craton of southern India: Seismic evidences

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 510-514

  Pandey, Om Prakash ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Archaean; Deccan Trap; Dharwar craton; Seismic; Southern India; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DECCAN TRAPS; FLOOD BASALT; SEISMICITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; DHARWAR CRATON; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN SHIELD; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57649136552     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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