Geochemical and Isotopic data from Laxmi Basin, NW Indian Ocean

This dataset reports new geochemical (major, trace and REE) and isotopic (Sr/Nd) analyses of rock samples from the igneous crust in Laxmi basin obtained through International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 355. <br>The geochemical and isotopic signatures of the Laxmi basin crust exhibit uncanny similarities with forearc tectonic settings. Our observations imply a relict subduction initiation event occurred in the Laxmi basin in the Late Cretaceous-Early Cenozoic. <br>The dataset contains two tables. One for whole rock geochemical analyses (Table 1) and other for the Sr/Nd isopoic analyses (Table 2). The IODP sample# with their depths are mentioned in each table. <br>For full reference users are advised to refer to the article:Pandey, D.K., Pandey, A. and Whattam, S. (2019). Relict subduction initiation along a passive margin in the northwest Indian Ocean. Nature Communications. DOI:10.1038/s41467-019-10227-8 <br>