Dense mineral data from the northwestern Himalayan foreland sedimentary rocks and recent river sediments: Evaluation of the hinterland

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-35

  Singh, B P ^a   Pawar, J S ^a   Karlupia, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Cenozoic succession; Heavy minerals; Himalayan foreland; Provenance; Recent sediments

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; FORELAND BASIN; HEAVY MINERAL; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 1642263325     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00097-X     Document Type: Article

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