Structural interpretation of the Konkan basin, southwestern continental margin of India, based on magnetic and bathymetric data
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1994Author
Subrahmanyam, V.
Krishna, K.S.
Murty, G.P.S.
Rao, D.G.
Ramana, M.V.
Rao, M.G.
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Magnetic and bathymetric studies on the Konkan basin of the southwestern continental margin of India reveal prominent NNW-SSE, NW-SE, ENE-WSW, and WNE-ESE structural trends. The crystalline basement occurs at about 5-6 km below the mean sea level. A mid-shelf basement ridge, a shelf margin basin, and the northern extension of the Prathap Ridge complex are also inferred. The forces created by the sea-floor spreading at Carlsberg Ridge since late Cretaceous appears to shape the present-day southwestern continental margin of India and caused the offsets in the structural features along the preexisting faults
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