The Timing of Crustal Extension,Diking, and Eruption of the Deccan Flood Basalts |
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| Abstract: | A randomly oriented dike swarm in the Western Ghats region has been postulated to be the feeder dike swarm of the ～2 km thick sequence exposed in that region of the Deccan province, and interpreted as evidence for the lack of crustal extension before this major flood basalt event. An enormous, central shield volcano has also been postulated in the same region based on flow stratigraphic studies and the randomly oriented dikes. These interpretations are subject to numerous objections and the lack of crustal extension before Deccan volcanism is not supported by presently available data. Rift zones of the province and the western Indian continental margin remain highly probable source areas for large volumes of the Deccan lavas. |
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