Petrography and geochemical characteristics of the sediments of the small River Hemavati, Southern India: Implications for provenance and weathering processes

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 111-125

  Sensarma, S ^a   Rajamani, V ^b   Tripathi, Jayant K ^b  

^a St Anthony's College   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Gneisses; Granulites; Sediment; Small rivers; Southern India

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GNEISS; GRANULITE; LITHOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TEXTURE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRIBUTARY;

ASIA; CAUVERY RIVER; EURASIA; HEMAVATI RIVER; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 43049153224     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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