Facies characteristics of Talchir Formation, Jharia Basin, India: Implications for initiation of Gondwana sedimentation

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 59-78

  Dasgupta, Prabir ^a  

^a PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brecciated conglomerate; Gondwana; Mass flow deposit; Resedimentation; Talchir Formation

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; FACIES ANALYSIS; GONDWANA; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; INDIA; JHARIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 32444443398     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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