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    Crustal architecture and rift tectonics across the Visakhapatnam Bay basin, central-east Indian margin: Insights from multichannel seismic and potential field data

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    2019
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    Sangvai, P.
    Rao, G.S.
    Murthy, K.S.R.
    Radhakrishna, M.
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    The Visakhapatnam Bay (VB) basin is a passive margin rift basin located at the non-basinal segment of the Eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI) and formed during the rift-drift events associated with the breakup of eastern Gondwanaland. In the present study, integrated analysis of potential field and multi-channel seismic reflection (MCS) data were carried out to understand the rift tectonics, crustal configuration and onshore-offshore structural continuity across this basin. The study revealed the following: (i) crustal models derived through joint gravity-magnetic modelling show limited stretching with 36-40 thick crust below the Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt (EGMB) thinning down to 16-20 km at the Ocean Continent Transition (OCT), (ii) extension of Charnockitic basement associated with the Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt (EGMB) into the offshore region. Comparison of the crustal configuration across the VB basin with that across the adjacent thick sedimentary area of the Krishna-Godavari shows that upper crustal configuration is significantly different in the VB area. The observed limited rift related structuration (horst-graben morphology), the mapped high angle break-away fault with large offset in the seismic data and narrow width (70-90 km) of extended crustal domain in VB basin suggests that this segment acts as transfer zone between Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi rift zones. Further, long curve-linear trend of magnetic anomalies associated with Pudimadaka Lineament (PKL) demarcate the VB basin from the adjacent Krishna-Godavari rift zone.
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    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1270-y
    http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8192
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