Distribution of rare earth elements in the Yamuna and the Chambal rivers, India

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 551-569

  Rengarajan, R ^a   Sarin, M M ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bed sediment; Chambal river; Dissolved rare earth element; MREE enrichment; Yamuna river

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; FRACTIONATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

ASIA; CHAMBAL RIVER; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD; YAMUNA RIVER;

EID: 12344320627     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.551     Document Type: Article

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