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dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas-Pereira, M.B.L.
dc.contributor.authorNath, B.N.
dc.contributor.authorBorole, D.V.
dc.contributor.authorGupta, S.M.
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-30T11:46:02Z
dc.date.available2006-11-30T11:46:02Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationMarine Geology, vol.229, 79–90p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/508
dc.description.abstractVolcanic glasses associated with pumice, micro nodules and palagonite like lithic fragments were recovered from a volcanic terrain in a fracture zone defined as Rodriguez Triple Junction trace in the Central Indian Basin. Morphologically, the tephra consist predominantly of bubble wall shards with the co-occurrence of platy and blocky types. Rarity of vesicles in the shards suggests that they are formed in depths deeper than 4000 m, below the volatile fragmentation depth (VFD). Energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) analyses have shown that the tephra have SiO2 contents ranging from ~ 74 % - 77 % suggesting that they are mainly rhyolitic and formed from melts of siliceous composition. The depositional age of the tephra layers determined by radiolarian assemblages and excess 230Th decay profile correspond to an age older than 180 kyr. The tephra are rare in sediments younger than ~ 239 ky. The beginning of the volcanic eruption contributing this volcanic ash however, cannot be estimated. Occurrence of large sized tephra suggests proximal source, probably from a local volcanic source. Compositional and morphological contrasts, age constraints, occurrence of large sized tephra, and tectonic setting of the cored site/location suggest an intraplate volcanism, triggered by re-activation of tectonic activity in the fracture zone trace of the Indian Ocean Triple Junction during the late Pleistocene.
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dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2006] Elsevier
dc.subjectCentral Indian Basin
dc.subjectRodriguez Triple Junction
dc.titleNature, source and composition of volcanic ash in sediments from a fracture zone trace of Rodriguez Triple Junction in the Central Indian Basin
dc.typeJournal Article


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