Petrofacies and diagenesis of Bayana Basin conglomerates (Delhi Supergroup), Bharatpur District, Rajasthan

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-345

  Ahmad, A H M ^a   Masroor Alam, M ^a   Haris Azim Khan, M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bayana Sub basin; Bharatpur; Conglomerate; Delhi supergroup; Diagenesis; Petrofacies; Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DIAGENESIS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

MICA;

EID: 19644379039     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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