Cretaceous - Paleocene carbonate microfacies of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-127

  Guha, Asit K ^a   Mukhopadhyay, T J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ariyalur; Carbonate rocks; Cretaceous; Paleocene; Pondicherry; Vridhachalam

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; FACIES; METEORIC FLUID; PALAEOCENE; SEA LEVEL VARIATION;

INDIA, PONDICHERRY; INDIA, TAMIL NADU;

EID: 0029769230     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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