Genesis of calcic and petrocalcic horizons from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: Micromorphology and geochemical studies

Quaternary International

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 140-154

  Shankar, Navin ^a   Achyuthan, Hema ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PEDOGENESIS; QUATERNARY; REWORKING; SOIL HORIZON;

ASIA; COIMBATORE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 36549037114     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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