Petrography and major element geochemistry of Late Maastrichtian-Early Palaeocene sediments of Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu - Palaeoweathering and provenance implications

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-142

  Madhavaraju, J ^a   Ramasamy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cretaceous sediments; Geochemistry; Palaeoweathering; Petrography; Provenance; Tamil Nadu; Tiruchirapalli

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; SOURCE ROCK; WEATHERING;

INDIA;

EID: 0036248066     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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