The Deccan tholeiite lavas and dykes of Ghatkopar-Powai area, Mumbai, Panvel flexure zone: Geochemistry, stratigraphic status, and tectonic significance

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-82

  Sheth, Hetu C ^a   Zellmer, Georg F ^b   Demonterova, Elena I ^c   Ivanov, Alexei V ^c   Kumar, Rohit ^a   Patel, Rakesh Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Deccan Traps; Flood basalt; Mumbai; Panvel flexure; Tholeiite; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

DECCAN TRAPS; DIKE; FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; PETROGRAPHY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; THOLEIITE; VOLCANISM;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 84897366978     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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