Deccan Traps in India (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Deccan Traps in India

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The Deccan Traps lava flows occupy a large part of India (red). The UC Berkeley team collected samples for dating and analysis at spots within the black rectangle near Mumbai.

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Paul Renne, Berkeley Geochronology Center

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