Impact origin of the Ramgarh structure, Rajasthan: Some new evidences

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-431

  Sisodia, M S ^a   Lashkari, G ^a   Bhandari, N ^b  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Basic Sciences Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Diaplectic glasses; Impact features; PDFs; Rajasthan; Ramgarh structure; Spherules

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; SPHERULE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

SPHERULES;

EID: 33745970170     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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