Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.2545m&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 16, p. 2545-2548
Physics
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Seismology, Seismology: Continental Crust, Tectonophysics
Scientific paper
The basaltic Rajmahal Traps (117 Ma), India are believed to be due to a mantle plume. The plausible plume path on the continental side has not been traced probably because of the thick sedimentary cover. These Traps are located close to the Bengal basin; therefore, a re-examination of the deep seismic velocity structure should help in tracing the plume path on the continental side and its possible relationship to plume activity. Data obtained along four seismic profiles in the Bengal basin were re-examined, which helped in identifying and modeling strong reflections from lower crust and Moho. The results indicate a 7.5 km/s velocity zone as an underplated mantle material injected by the mantle plume or hotspot at the base of the continental crust. The study also indicates the probable trace of plume in the continental region, a NNW-SSE trending path east of 87°E with an up-warp in Moho.
Koteswara Rao V.
Mall D. M.
Reddy P. R.
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