A note on the lithosphere thickness and heat flow density of the Indian Craton from MAGSAT data |
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| Authors: | Ranjit Kumar Sarkar Dilip Kumar Saha |
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| Institution: | (1) Geological Survey of the India, 27, J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata, 700 016, India |
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| Abstract: | The Curie depth map of India compiled from MAGSAT data has been used for preparing the lithosphere thickness and the surface
heat flow density maps of the Indian Craton, utilizing the concept of magnetothermometry. The lithosphere thicknesses of the
major Indian geological units/provinces, as obtained from the prepared map, are found to be in reasonably good agreement with
the previously published values for these regions. Also, the surface heat flow density values obtained from the prepared maps
closely follow the previously published results. The maps are useful in providing first order estimates of lithosphere thickness
and surface heat flow density of the important geological units/provinces of India. |
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| Keywords: | heat flow density lithosphere thickness the Indian Craton Curie depth magnetothermometry |
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