Morphology, mineralogy and magnetic susceptibility of epikarst-Terra Rossa developed in late Quaternary aeolianite deposits of southeastern Saurashtra, India

Geomorphology

Volumn 58, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 339-355

  Khadkikar, Aniruddha S ^a   Basavaiah, Nathani ^b  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

Aeolianite; Carbonate; Diagenesis; Epikarst; India; Magnetic susceptibility; Monsoon; Terra Rossa

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MINERALOGY; MONSOON; PEDOGENESIS; QUATERNARY; RAINFALL; TERRA ROSSA;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SAURASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1542678045     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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