Microbially originated wrinkle structures on sandstone and their stratigraphic context: Palaeoproterozoic Koldaha Shale, central India

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 176, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 211-224

  Banerjee, S ^a   Jeevankumar, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic process; Koldaha Shale; Microbial mat; Palaeoproterozoic sand wrinkles; Stratigraphic context

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; PRECAMBRIAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; VINDHYAN BASIN; WORLD;

EID: 17544380735     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.12.013     Document Type: Article

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