Chemical diagenesis of Siwalik sandstone: Isotopic and mineralogical proxies from Surai Khola section, Nepal

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 57-74

  Sanyal, Prasanta ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a   Prasad, M ^b  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonate cement; Clay minerals; Diagenesis; Oxygen isotope; Sandstone

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SANDSTONE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 25444488744     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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