The influence of rock hardness and divergent weathering on the interpretation of apatite fission-track denudation rates. Evidence from charnockites in South India and Sri Lanka

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-57

  Gunnell, Yanni ^a   Louchet, André ^b  

^a FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY   (India)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CHARNOCKITE; DENUDATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; HARDNESS; WEATHERING RATE;

(SOUTH); INDIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 0034164026     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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