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Zeolites and associated secondary minerals in the Deccan Traps of Western India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

R. N. Sukheswala ,
R. K. Avasia  and
Maya Gangopadhyay
R. N. Sukheswala
Affiliation:
Geology Department, St. Xavier's College, Bombay
R. K. Avasia
Affiliation:
Geology Department, St. Xavier's College, Bombay
Maya Gangopadhyay
Affiliation:
Geology Department, St. Xavier's College, Bombay
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Summary

Zeolites (eight species) and the associated secondary minerals (minerals akin to zeolites, chlorites and related minerals, silica, and calcite) in the Deccan Traps of Western India have been examined in some detail on the basis of chemical, optical, and X-ray studies. The three zeolite zones (laumontite, scolecite, and heulandite, in ascending order) suggested by Walker have been recognized. Efforts have been made to understand their genesis. On available field and laboratory data it is suggested that the different zones of zeolitization are the result of increasing depth and the action of the circulating fluids on the rocks. The activity of such solutions was probably enhanced in the wake of the structural disturbances and intrusive activity that affected the rocks of this area.

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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 39 , Issue 306 , June 1974 , pp. 658 - 671
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1974

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