Journal article
Geochronological Constraints on the Evolution and Petrogenesis of the Malwa Plateau Subprovince of the Deccan Traps
Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3, v 24(12), pn/a
01 Dec 2023
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Abstract
Abstract The eruptive history of the Malwa Plateau Subprovince of the Deccan Traps is addressed by dating 21 lavas spanning the exposed stratigraphic extent, using the 40Ar/39Ar method applied to plagioclase separates. Major, minor, and trace element geochemistry was determined for each of the dated lavas and four additional ones. Dating results indicate that the eruptions began prior to 66.8 Ma, at least 400 ka before the oldest known lava in the more extensively studied Western Ghats, representative of the main Deccan province, to the south. Eruption rates peaked from 66.4 to 66.3 Ma and then diminished until 65.6 Ma. The peak in eruption rates coincides with the well‐documented Late Maastrichtian Warming event. Malwa lavas show some major and trace element affinities with geochemically defined lava flow formations of the Western Ghats, but are generally out of the stratigraphic sequence manifest in the Western Ghats. The distinct geochemical evolution of Malwa Plateau lavas compared with those of the Western Ghats is at least in part a consequence of differences in crustal composition between the two subprovinces. Modeling of REE concentration patterns of Malwa lavas suggests that they were derived by slightly lower degrees of partial melting, at lower mantle temperatures and depths, than those in the Western Ghats. The Malwa Plateau thus appears to record an earlier, cooler stage of the Deccan plume's evolution and continued to erupt through a large part of the lifetime of the main Deccan province.
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- Title
- Geochronological Constraints on the Evolution and Petrogenesis of the Malwa Plateau Subprovince of the Deccan Traps
- Creators
- A. J. Tholt - University of California, BerkeleyP. R. Renne - Berkeley Geochronology CenterA. Marzoli - University of PaduaL. Vanderkluysen - Drexel UniversityD. Mohabey - Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityB. Samant - Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityA. Dhobale - Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityK. Pande - Indian Institute of Technology BombayS. Self - Planetary Science Institute
- Publication Details
- Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3, v 24(12), pn/a
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001126230900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85180148482
- Other Identifier
- 991021811910204721
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