M-44. The Indian Subcontinent and Gondwana: A Palaeomagnetic and Rock Magnetic Perspective

Abstract

There remain great opportunities to develop the more applied aspects of palaeomagnetism and rock magnetism as an aid to the study of mineralisation and hydrocarbon exploration, and to regional geological mapping. These include the potential of AMS studies to determine sediment transport directions in basin studies, or the flow directions in volcanics with the aim of homing in on eruptive centers of large-scale basaltic provinces such as the Deccan Traps, the Rajmahal Traps, and felsic eruption centers with mineralisation potential; magnetic dating of mineralisations through polepath comparison; magnetostratigraphic dating and correlation; and palaeomagnetic ground truth as an aid to aeromagnetic interpretations. There can be little doubt about the very wide potential for the application of palaeomagnetic and rock magnetic methods.

This memoir contains state-of-art contribution providing deep perspectives and several questions of interest would be a very useful addition to all libraries serving earth sciences, specially those interested in Gondwana and Continental Geology.

It forms a major contribution towards better understanding of the dynamics of the Gondwanaland.