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Marine Magnetic Indication of a Possible Submerged Volcano off Machilipatnam in Bay of Bengal


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1 Marine Wing, Geological Survey of India, 90, Kirlumpudi Layout, Visakhapatnam-530 023, India
2 Marine Wing, Geological Survey of India, Chowringhee lane, Calcutta - 700 016, India
     

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A pronounced magnetic (TF), anomaly zone, hitherto unreported. was located off Machilipatnam in the Bay of Bengal influencing an area of about 10,000 sq km, 2D-model studies suggest a hypothetical presence of a basic body (?) intruding the basement granites and gneisses.

Keywords

Geophysics, Marine Magnetics, East Coast of India, Volcanoes, Bay of Bengal.
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Authors

P. D. Venkateshwarlu
Marine Wing, Geological Survey of India, 90, Kirlumpudi Layout, Visakhapatnam-530 023, India
B. J. Sengupta
Marine Wing, Geological Survey of India, Chowringhee lane, Calcutta - 700 016, India
A. M. V. Raghava Rao
Marine Wing, Geological Survey of India, Chowringhee lane, Calcutta - 700 016, India
P. K. Bose
Marine Wing, Geological Survey of India, Chowringhee lane, Calcutta - 700 016, India

Abstract


A pronounced magnetic (TF), anomaly zone, hitherto unreported. was located off Machilipatnam in the Bay of Bengal influencing an area of about 10,000 sq km, 2D-model studies suggest a hypothetical presence of a basic body (?) intruding the basement granites and gneisses.

Keywords


Geophysics, Marine Magnetics, East Coast of India, Volcanoes, Bay of Bengal.