Paleosol at the Archean-Proterozoic contact in NW India revisited: Evidence for oxidizing conditions during paleo-weathering?

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-209

  Pandit, Manoj K ^a   De Wall, Helga ^b   Chauhan, Narendra K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aravalli craton; Archean proterozoic contact; NW India; Oxidation; Paleosol

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRATON; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; IRON OXIDE; LITHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PALEOSOL; PROTEROZOIC; WEATHERING PROFILE;

ARAVALLI CRATON; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 45849134933     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-008-0024-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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