Inferences on Rhodoids from Neogene Carbonates of Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 341-344

  Ramasamy, S ^a   Altrin Sam, J Armstrong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Neogene carbonates; Palaeoenvironment; Rhodoids; Tamil nadu

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005598470     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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