Reworking of BIF into GIF in the Sandur schist belt, India: Possible evidence of sea level changes in an Archaean proto-ocean

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 453-461

  Manikyamba, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Archaean; Granular Iron Formation; Karnataka; Sandur schist belt; Sea level changes; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

IRON ORE; REWORKING; SCHIST; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

INDIA;

EID: 0032825157     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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