Ooid turbidites from the western margin of the Bengal fan sediments

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 619-627

  Suresh, N ^a   Bagati, T N ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bengal Fan; Late Quaternary; Sedimentology; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL RISE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; OOID; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL; TURBIDITE;

BAY OF BENGAL, BENGAL FAN;

EID: 0031433947     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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