Geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic black shales from the Intracontinental Cuddapah basin, India: implications for provenance, tectonic setting, and weathering intensity

Precambrian Research

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 424-440

  Manikyamba, C ^a   Kerrich, Robert ^b   González Álvarez, Ignacio ^b,c   Mathur, Ramavati ^a   Khanna, Tarun C ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black shales; Cuddapah Supergroup; Foreland basin; Kerogen; Paleoproterozoic; Post Archean upper crust; Provenance; Siliciclastic; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BLACK SHALE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRATON; GEOCHEMISTRY; KEROGEN; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC SETTING; WEATHERING;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; CUDDAPAH BASIN; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 41149123504     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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