Geology, petrochemistry, and genesis of the bimodal lavas of Osham Hill, Saurashtra, northwestern Deccan Traps

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 176-192

  Sheth, Hetu C ^a   Choudhary, Ashwini Kumar ^b   Cucciniello, Ciro ^c   Bhattacharyya, Sudeshna ^a   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; Osham Hill; Petrogenesis; Pitchstone; Rhyolaite; Saurashtra

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BASALT; DECCAN TRAPS; GRANOPHYRE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAVA; LAVA FLOW; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PETROGENESIS; RHYOLITE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

GUJARAT; INDIA; SAURASHTRA;

EID: 82855175146     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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