Clay mineralogy of Ir-bearing Anjar intertrappeans, Kutch, Gujarat, India: Inferences on palaeoenvironment

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-206

  Shrivastava, J P ^a   Salil, M S ^a   Pattanayak, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Deccan Trap; Gujarat; Intertrappeans; Iridium; KTB; Kutch

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DECCAN TRAPS; IRIDIUM; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 0034058613     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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