The Chogat-Chamardi subvolcanic complex, Saurashtra, northwestern Deccan Traps: Geology, petrochemistry, and petrogenetic evolution

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-324

  Sheth, Hetu C ^a   Choudhary, Ashwini Kumar ^b   Bhattacharyya, Sudeshna ^a   Cucciniello, Ciro ^c   Laishram, Ramesh ^b   Gurav, Trupti ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deccan Traps; India; Magmatism; Pluton; Saurashtra; Subvolcanic

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECCAN TRAPS; FLOOD BASALT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; GRANOPHYRE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; PLUTON; RHYOLITE;

GUJARAT; INDIA; SAURASHTRA;

EID: 79955037945     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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