The Os isotopic composition of Himalayan river bedloads and bedrocks: Importance of black shales

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-218

  Pierson Wickmann, Anne Catherine ^a   Reisberg, Laurie ^a   France Lanord, Christian ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Dissolved materials; Erosion; Himalayas; Marine sediments; Osmium

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDLOAD; BLACK SHALE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OSMIUM; RIVER BED;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; NEPAL;

EID: 0034051052     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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