Panjal Trap chemistry and the birth of Tethys
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 118 (4) , 367-375
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800032234
Abstract
Summary: K2O, TiO2, P205, Zr, Y, Sr and Nb data from the Panjal Traps of Kashmir indicate that the lava erupted in a rift tectonic setting. This is also suggested by the other features of these rocks and volcanic history of the area. The time of eruption represents the initial phase of break-up of the Indian plate from the Siberian plate. This conclusion is in good agreement with the current views on the tectonic evolution of the area.Keywords
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