Project Crumansonata-Studies of Mafic Dike Swarms and Interplate Lineament Evolution, India, Award in U.S. and Indian Currencies

描述：本项目支持以下研究： 巴塔查吉博士和路易斯安那州的科学家们 佛罗里达州立大学，罗德岛大学 堪萨斯岛州立大学和纽约皇后学院 与地质调查局的地质学家合作， 印度（GSI），由主任D. P. Dhondial领导 GSI将军。 该研究将包括实地工作， 印度中部沿着的一个线性带，并将包括 实验室地球化学和年代学研究. 美国大学。 目标是：确定 板内线性构造带的构造演化与 与相关溢流玄武岩的关系; 基性岩脉和超基性岩脉的演化路径 蜂群.化学和同位素性质的测定 母岩浆，热点假说的研究 板内岩浆作用;以及热机械作用的发展 线性构造带演化的模式。 适用范围： 这项研究的主题是通过一个 在印度举行的联合实地讲习班， 特定的线性构造适合于提供所需的数据。 这项工作是在实地和一些实验室开始的 进行了调查。 一份方案报告， 它显示了有趣的结果，并指出， 地质年代学和岩石成因研究的重要性 访问的地区。 这个研究项目得到了 印度政府，并使大量美国 科学家们与他们的印度同事在实地合作， 在印度的调查。 它使印度科学家能够 访问美国参加实验室测试 样品 这种合作对两人特别有用 双方

Description: This project supports research by Dr. Bhattacharji and scientists from Louisiana State University, Florida State University, University of Rhode Island, Kansas State University and Queens College in New York in collaboration with geologists from the Geological Survey of India (GSI), under the direction of D.P. Dhondial the Director General of GSI. The research will include field work in central India along a lineament belt, and will include geochemical and geochronological studies in laboratories at U.S. universities. The objectives are: determination of the tectonic evolution of the inta-plate lineament belt and the relationship to associated flood basalts; delineation of the evolutionary paths of the mafic and ultramafic dikes and dike swarms; determination of the chemical and isotopic nature of the parental magmas, study of the hot spot hypothesis for intra-plate magmatism; and development of a thermo-mechanical model for the evolution of the lineament belt. Scope: The topic of this research was developed through a joint field workshop held in India which identified the specific lineament as suitable for providing the needed data. The work was started in the field and some laboratory investigations were carried out. A program report was produced which showed interesting results and pointed to the importance of geochronologic and petrogenic studies of the areas visited. The research project has the full backing of the Government of India, and enables a large number of U.S. scientists to work with their Indian colleagues on field investigations in India. It allows the Indian scientists to visit the U.S. for participation in the laboratory testing of samples. The collaboration is particularly useful to the two sides.