Long-Distance Correlation of Deccan Basalt Flows, Central India

Research Article| August 01, 1973 Long-Distance Correlation of Deccan Basalt Flows, Central India VISHNU D. CHOUBEY VISHNU D. CHOUBEY 1Department of Geology, Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), India Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information VISHNU D. CHOUBEY 1Department of Geology, Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), India Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1973) 84 (8): 2785–2790. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<2785:LCODBF>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation VISHNU D. CHOUBEY; Long-Distance Correlation of Deccan Basalt Flows, Central India. GSA Bulletin 1973;; 84 (8): 2785–2790. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<2785:LCODBF>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Field and laboratory investigations of the Deccan Trap basalt flows around Sagar and Katangi, central India, show that the lava flows and interbedded sedimentary rocks can be identified and correlated over distances up to 160 km by such physical properties as primary structures, weathering, thickness, and hand-specimen petrography, and then be considered as a part of the same stratigraphic sequence in distant outcrops. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.