Near N-S paleo-extension in the western Deccan region, India: Does it link strike-slip tectonics with India-Seychelles rifting?

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1645-1680

  Misra, Achyuta Ayan ^a,b   Bhattacharya, Gourab ^a   Mukherjee, Soumyajit ^a   Bose, Narayan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Brittle shear; Deccan large igneous province; India Seychelles rifting; Paleostress; Strike slip fault

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CRETACEOUS; DECCAN TRAPS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LINEAMENT; PALEOCENE; PALEOSTRESS; PASSIVE MARGIN; REMOTE SENSING; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; SEYCHELLES;

EID: 84906306795     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-014-1021-x     Document Type: Article

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