The lacustrine section at Lukundol, Kathmandu basin, Nepal: Dating and magnetic fabric aspects

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-81

  Goddu, Srinivasa Rao ^a   Appel, Erwin ^a   Gautam, Pitambar ^b   Oches, Eric A ^c   Wehland, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility; Cobb mountain; Lacustrine sediments; Magnetostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEMATITE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MONSOON;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; KATHMANDU; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33947651216     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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