New observations on Rajahmundry Traps of the Krishna-Godavari Basin

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 807-819

  Lakshminarayana, G ^a   Manikyamba, C ^b   Khanna, Tarun C ^b   Kanakdande, Prachiti P ^b   Raju, K ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Infratrappeans; Intertrappeans; K T boundary; Krishna Godavari Basin; Rajahmundry Traps

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DECCAN TRAPS; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LAVA FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN; RAJAHMUNDRY;

EID: 77953554458     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-010-0071-3     Document Type: Article

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