The nature of the crust in southern India: Implications for Precambrian crustal evolution

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Apr 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003georl..30h...1g&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 30, Issue 8, pp. 1-1, CiteID 1419, DOI 10.1029/2002GL016770

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Seismology: Body Wave Propagation, Seismology: Continental Crust (1242), Seismology: General Or Miscellaneous

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We present crustal thickness and Poisson's ratio determinations from receiver function analyzes at 32 sites on the Archaean and Proterozoic terrains of South India. The crustal thickness in the late Archaean (2.5 Ga) Eastern Dharwar Craton varies from 34-39 km. Similar crustal thickness is observed beneath the Deccan Volcanic Province and the Cuddapah basin. The most unexpected result is the anomalous present-day crustal thickness of 42-51 km beneath the mid-Archaean (3.4-3.0 Ga) segment of the Western Dharwar Craton. Since the amphibolite-grade metamorphic mineral assemblages (5-7 Kbar paleopressures) in this part of Western Dharwar Craton equilibrated at the depths of 15-20 km, our observations suggest the existence of an exceptionally thick (57-70 km) crust 3.0 Ga ago. Beneath the exhumed granulite terrain in southernmost India, the crustal thickness varies between 42-60 km. The Poisson's ratio ranges between 0.24-0.28 beneath the Precambrian terrains, indicating the presence of intermediate rock type in the lower crust. These observations of thickened crust suggest significant crustal shortening in South India during the Archaean.

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