Origin of the Powai ankaramite, and the composition, P–T conditions of equilibration and evolution of the primary magmas of the Deccan tholeiites

The Powai ankaramite flow from Mumbai, western Deccan Traps, contains abundant crystals of augite (En[subscript 59–47]Fs[subscript 10–14]Wo[subscript 27–42], 22–40 modal %, 3–5 mm) and olivine (Fo[subscript 84–74], 11–16 modal %, 1–2 mm), and minor plagioclase (An[subscript 71], ~0.5 mm) embedded in...

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Main Authors: Sheth, Hetu, Chatterjee, Nilanjan
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107268