Spherulites and thundereggs from pitchstones of the Deccan Traps: Geology, petrochemistry, and emplacement environments

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 559-577

  Kshirsagar, Pooja V ^a   Sheth, Hetu C ^a   Seaman, Sheila J ^b   Shaikh, Badrealam ^a   Mohite, Poonam ^a   Gurav, Trupti ^a   Chandrasekharam, D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Deccan Traps; Lithophysae; Pitchstone; Rhyolite; Spherulites; Thundereggs; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

DECCAN TRAPS; EMPLACEMENT; FELDSPAR; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; LAVA FLOW; RHYOLITE; SPHERULITE;

DECCAN; INDIA;

EID: 84857448941     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0543-3     Document Type: Article

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