Unroofing history of the eastern Himalaya and the Indo-Burman ranges: heavy-mineral study of Cenozoic sediments from the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-472

  Uddin, Ashraf ^a,b   Lundberg, Neil ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; HEAVY MINERAL; SANDSTONE; UNROOFING HISTORY;

ASIA, HIMALAYAS; BANGLADESH;

EID: 13144306134     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42687DE-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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