Palaeomagnetism of some rocks from Peninsular India and Kashmir |
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| Authors: | Michael W McElhinny Joan A Cowley David J Edwards |
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| Institution: | Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T.Australia |
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| Abstract: | A palaeomagnetic study of seven sites in redbeds of the Late Precambrian Bhander and Rewa Series of the Upper Vindhyan System confirms that their original magnetization was extensively overprinted during the Early Tertiary, possibly related to the extrusion of the Deccan Traps about 65 Ma ago. Careful thermal demagnetization at temperatures close to the Curie Temperature of hematite revealed the primary magnetization in 100 of 121 specimens investigated. The resulting palaeomagnetic pole for the Upper Vindhyan System lies at 51.0S 37.8E. A combination with all previous results gives an overall palaeomagnetic pole at 47.3S 32.7E (N = 18, K = 35.5, A95 = 5.8°). Twelve samples from the Gwalior Traps (1830 Ma) give a palaeomagnetic pole at 16N 160.5E after magnetic cleaning.Twelve flows collected from the Permo-Carboniferous Panjal Traps of Kashmir give mean direction D = 156.5, I = + 32.5 (κ = 19.8, α95 = 9.9°) with a positive fold test. The palaeomagnetic pole (32N 282E), however, lies close to that observed for Deccan Trap times in India. It appears that the magnetization of the Panjal Traps was acquired during the Early Tertiary Himalayan uplift following which they were tilted to their present attitudes. |
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