Geochemical evidence for the volcanic arc tectonic setting of the Dhanjori volcanics, Singhbhum craton, eastern India
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AbstractGeochemical data on the Dhanjori volcanics of the Singhbhum craton indicate that they range from basalt to andesite and show an iron-enrichment trend. Various chemical characteristics suggest that they are differentiated along the trend similar to that of orogenic suites and have a strong affinity with island arc tholeiites. The field relationships as well as other geological information also support this conclusion and indicate their eruption on a thin continental margin. It is inferred that the Dhanjori volcanics were probably erupted as a result of plate convergence in northern Singhbhum with subduction of oceanic crust below the Singhbhum craton.
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1993 ◽
Vol 30
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pp. 1147-1154
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