Tidal sandwaves and related storm deposits in the transgressive Protoproterozoic Chaibasa Formation, India

Precambrian Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-81

  Bose, Pradip K ^a,b   Mazumder, Rajat ^a   Sarkar, Subir ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Chaibasa; Protoproterozoic; Punctuated transgression; Storm; Tidal periodicities; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; SANDWAVE; STORM; TIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TURBIDITE;

INDIA;

EID: 0030728889     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00016-8     Document Type: Article

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