Geology and Evolution of the Cretaceous infratrappean basins of lower Narmada valley, western India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-468

  Tripathi, S C ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Bagh Group; Cretaceous; Gujarat; Intracratonic basin; Lameta Group; Madhya Pradesh; Nimar sandstone formation

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; NARMADA VALLEY; SOUTH ASIA;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 33745997367     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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