Geochemistry of Mansar Lake sediments, Jammu, India: Implication for source-area weathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 649-668

  Das, Brijraj K ^a   AL Mikhlafi, A S ^b   Kaur, P ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mansar sediments; Middle Siwalik; Provenance; Source rock weathering

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JAMMU; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745052322     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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