Petrography, geomagnetism, and rare-earth element abundances of the Rajahmundry lavas, eastern India

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-143

  Banerjee, P K ^a   Ghose, N C ^b   Ravikumar, V ^c   Chacko, S ^d  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PATNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; LAVA; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PALAEOPOLE; REE;

INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, RAJAHMUNDRY, GODAVARI RIVER;

EID: 0030429907     PISSN: 07439547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0743-9547(96)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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