Elemental composition of calcites in late Quaternary pedogenic calcretes from Gujarat, western India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 893-902

  Khadkikar, Aniruddha S ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Calcite; Calcrete; Caliche; Geochemistry; Gujarat; India; Magnesium; Meteoric

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCRETE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNESIUM; QUATERNARY;

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

EID: 27744469619     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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