Quaternary stratigraphy of Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-493

  Rajshekhar, C ^a   Reddy, P P ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman Nicobar Islands; Chidyatapu member; Neill formation; Quaternary stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

LITHOTYPE; PETROGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY;

INDIA;

EID: 0344287486     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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