Chemical environments of deposition of ancient iron- and manganese-rich sediments and cherts

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 83-98

  Dasgupta, H C ^a   Sambasiva Rao, V V ^a   Krishna, C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chert; Iron; Lacustrine; Manganese; Marine

Indexed keywords

CHERT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; IRON; MANGANESE; MARINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 0033000551     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00148-1     Document Type: Article

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