Geochemistry of sediments of the Ganges alluvial plains: Evidence of large-scale sediment recycling

Quaternary International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-130

  Tripathi, Jayant K ^a   Ghazanfari, P ^b   Rajamani, V ^a   Tandon, S K ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; DENUDATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FLOODPLAIN; FORELAND BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; OROGENY; PALEOGENE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751173862     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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