The character and genesis of calcrete in Late Quaternary alluvial deposits, Gujarat, western India, and its bearing on the interpretation of ancient climates

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 239-261

  Khadkikar, Aniruddha S ^a   Chamyal, L S ^a   Ramesh, R ^b  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Calcrete; Caliche; Desert; Gujarat; India; Palaeoclimate; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CALCRETE; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY;

INDIA;

EID: 0033745275     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(00)00130-9     Document Type: Article

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