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Deccan Traps

The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province of west-central India (17–24°N, 73–74°E). They are one of the largest volcanic features on Earth, with lava erupted from multiple volcanic centres. The Traps consist of many layers of solidified flood basalt that together are more than about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) thick, cover an area of about 500,000 square…

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related to Theories of formation · 15
Deccan Traps → African Plates, Based, Data, Deccan, High, India, Indian, Indian Ocean, It, Mascarene Plateau, Regional, Réunion, Seafloor, The, This
related to Effect on mass extinctions and climate · 12
Deccan Traps → An, Because, Chicxulub, Cretaceous, Gerta Keller, However, It, North America, Paleogene, Pg, Tertiary, The
related to Fossils · 12
Deccan Traps → Australian, Eocene, India, Indobatrachus, Intertrappean Beds, Lameta Formation, Myobatrachidae, Owen, Oxyglossus, Particularly, The Deccan Traps, The Infratrappean Beds
related to Petrology · 11
Deccan Traps → Deccan, Fe-Ti-rich, However, India, Kachchh, Major, Mantle, MgO, Other, These, Within
related to External links · 10
Deccan Traps → Animated, Archived, Deccan Traps/Volcanism Theory, Geodynamics, Geological Survey, Indian, Indian Ocean, July, Norway, Scientist
related to history · 9
Deccan Traps → Cretaceous, Deccan, Determining, In, India, The, The Deccan Traps, This, Western Ghats
related to Shiva crater · 9
Deccan Traps → Deccan, Earth, However, India, Indian, It, Paleogene, Shiva, The
related to Chicxulub crater · 6
Deccan Traps → Although, Cretaceous, However, Paleogene, Pg, The

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deccan traps impact may india million plume years time eruptions cretaceous event indian volume paleogene eruption extinction major province réunion

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frequent diking eventsinstance ofFeatures0.80text
high heat fluxinstance ofFeatures0.80text
and positive gravity anomalies suggest that the extrusive phase of the Deccan Traps is associated with the existence of a triple junction which may have existed during the Late Cretaceousinstance ofFeatures0.80text
having been caused by a deep mantle plumeinstance ofFeatures0.80text
Deccan Trapsrelated to Chicxulub craterAlthough0.60section
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Deccan Trapsrelated to Chicxulub craterCretaceous0.60section
Deccan Trapsrelated to Chicxulub craterPaleogene0.60section
Deccan Trapsrelated to Chicxulub craterPg0.60section
Deccan Trapsrelated to Chicxulub craterHowever0.60section
Deccan Trapsrelated to Effect on mass extinctions and climateThe0.60section

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