Shrinkage and sediment supply control on multiple calcrete profile development: a case study from the Maastrichtian of central India

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 25-45

  Tandon, S K ^a   Andrews, J E ^b   Sood, A ^a   Mittal, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCRETE; CRETACEOUS; PEDOGENESIS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY;

INDIA;

EID: 0031696231     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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