Malani magmatism: An extensional lithospheric tectonic origin

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 388, Issue , 2005, Pages 463-476

  Sharma, Kamal K ^a  

^a Govt College   (India)

Author keywords

Large igneous province; Malani magmatism; Mantle plumes; Neoproterozoic; Northwestern India; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; TECTONICS;

LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; MAGMATISMS; MANTLE PLUME; NEOPROTEROZOIC; NORTHWESTERN INDIA; RODINIA;

THERMAL PLUMES;

DIKE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAVA FLOW; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PLUTONISM; RODINIA; VOLCANISM;

INDIA; INDIAN SHIELD;

EID: 84874988818     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2388-4.463     Document Type: Article

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