An early India-Asia contact: Paleomagnetic constraints from Ninetyeast Ridge, ODP Leg 121

The detailed northward movement of the Indian plate for the past 80,000,000 years is shown in new paleomagnetic results from sedimentary rock and basement of the Ninetyeast Ridge. This evidence supports a possible causal link between the India-Asia convergence and the Deccan Traps extrusion.

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Published in:Geology (Boulder) 1992, Vol.20 (5), p.395-398
Main Authors: Klootwijk, Chris T., Gee, Jeff S., Peirce, John W., Smith, Guy M., McFadden, Phil L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Marine
Plate tectonics
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Summary:The detailed northward movement of the Indian plate for the past 80,000,000 years is shown in new paleomagnetic results from sedimentary rock and basement of the Ninetyeast Ridge. This evidence supports a possible causal link between the India-Asia convergence and the Deccan Traps extrusion.
ISSN:0091-7613
1943-2682
DOI:10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0395:AEIACP>2.3.CO;2