Geochemistry of the loessic sediments on Delhi ridge, eastern Thar desert, Rajasthan: Implications for exogenic processes

Chemical Geology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 265-278

  Tripathi, Jayant K ^a   Rajamani, V ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi; Geochemistry; Loess; Sediments; Thar desert

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL EROSION; LOESS; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

INDIA;

EID: 0033594148     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00168-5     Document Type: Article

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