Hyaloclastites in pillow basalts, South Andaman Island, Bay of Bengal, India

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1825-1829

  Jafri, S H ^a   Sarma, D Srinivasa ^a   Sheikh, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Basaltic fragments; Glass shards; Hyaloclastites; Pillow basalts; Planar surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650967183     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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