THE DECCAN TRAPS - AN INTERPRETATION IN TERMS OF PROGRESSIVE LITHOSPHERIC FLEXURE IN RESPONSE TO A MIGRATING LOAD

Structural and geochemical data from the Western Ghats, India have been used to construct an accurate north-south section of the volcanic stratigraphy of the southwest part of the Deccan province. The characteristic style of the section is one of southerly dip, reversing in the extreme south, southw...