Origin of the silicic volcanic rocks of the Early Permian Panjal Traps, Kashmir, India

• Published in: Chemical geology Vol. 334; pp. 154 - 170
• Main Authors: Shellnutt, J. Gregory, Bhat, Ghulam M., Wang, Kuo-Lung, Brookfield, Michael E., Dostal, Jaroslav, Jahn, Bor-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 12.12.2012
• Subjects: Brazil; Crustal melting; Early Permian; elemental composition; heat; Himalaya; India; isotopes; Large igneous province; least squares; melting; recycling; Silicic volcanic rocks; strontium; volcanic rocks; Brazil; India; Large igneous province; Silicic volcanic rocks; Crustal melting; Early Permian; Himalaya

The Panjal Traps of Kashmir, India represent a significant outpouring of mafic and silicic volcanic rocks during the Early Permian and are synchronous with the opening of the Neotethys Ocean. Previous studies have suggested that the silicic volcanic rocks are derived by differentiation of mafic magm...