Facies architecture and sequence development in a Neoproterozoic carbonate ramp: Lakheri Limestone Member, Vindhyan Supergroup, Central India

Precambrian Research

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 29-53

  Chakraborty, Partha Pratim ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Bioherm; Lakheri; Neoproterozoic; Sequence; Systems tract; Vindhyan

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID; LIMESTONE;

CARBONATE RAMP; FACIES ANALYSIS; PROTEROZOIC; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SYSTEMS TRACT;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; HANDWRITING; INDIA; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; SEA LEVEL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; VINDHYAN BASIN;

EID: 2442451128     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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