Mineralogy and trace element chemistry of the Siliceous Earth of Barmer basin, Rajasthan: Evidence for a volcanic origin

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-124

  Sisodia, M S ^a   Singh, U K ^a   Lashkari, G ^a   Shukla, P N ^b   Shukla, A D ^b   Bhandari, N ^b  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Barmer basin; Cretaceous Tertiary boundary; Micrometeorites; Siliceous Earth; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

VOLCANIC SOIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MICROMETEORITE; MINERALOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

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

SPHERULES;

EID: 33747874533     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02702014     Document Type: Article

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