Mineralogy and geochemistry of Bay of Bengal deep-sea fan sediments, ODP Leg 116: evidence for an Indian subcontinent contribution to distal fan sedimentation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 131, Issue , 1998, Pages 151-175

  Crowley, Stephen F ^a   Stow, Dorrik A V ^b   Croudace, Ian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTATION; SUBMARINE FAN;

BAY OF BENGAL;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 0032321875     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.131.01.11     Document Type: Article

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