Occurrence of volcanic ash in the quaternary alluvial deposits, lower Narmada basin, western India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Raj, Rachna ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Ash; Lower Narmada basin; Quaternary alluvial deposits; Toba; Western India

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PETROGRAPHY; PUMICE; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUCCESSION; TRIBUTARY; TUFF; VOLCANIC ASH;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; MADHUMATI RIVER; NARMADA BASIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 40349114640     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-008-0011-4     Document Type: Article

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