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Sub-marine volcanic explosion during the sedimentation of the Baghdhar Limestone of Dalhousie Chamba, Himalaya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. N. Saxena  and
S. K. Singh
M. N. Saxena
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh-14, India.
S. K. Singh
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh-14, India.
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Summary

Volcanic lapelli, bomb-like fragments and dust, along with other ejectamenta were incorporated in the limestone during its sedimentation. The limestone belongs to the Chail Series of Algonkian age. The volcanic explosion took place under sub-marine conditions.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 105 , Issue 5 , October 1968 , pp. 454 - 455
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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