Subaqueous early eruptive phase of the late Aptian Rajmahal volcanism, India: Evidence from volcaniclastic rocks, bentonite, black shales, and oolite

The late Aptian (118–115 Ma) continental flood basalts of the Rajmahal Volcanic Province (RVP) are part of the Kerguelen Large Igneous Province, and constitute the uppermost part of the Gondwana Supergroup on the eastern Indian shield margin. The lower one-third of the Rajmahal volcanic succession c...

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Main Authors: Naresh C. Ghose, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Brian F. Windley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987116300639