Geochemistry of some banded iron-formations of the archean supracrustals, Jharkhand-Orissa region, India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-259

  Bhattacharya, H N ^a   Chakraborty, Indranil ^a   Ghosh, Kaushik K ^b  

^a PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Jogamaya Devi College   (India)

Author keywords

Archean; Banded iron formation; Geochemistry; Hydrothermal fluids; Seawater

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; IRON; REDOX CONDITIONS; RIVER WATER; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JHARKHAND; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA;

NALA;

EID: 36348964852     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-007-0024-4     Document Type: Article

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