A synoptic view on the current discordant geo- and biochronological ages of the Vindhyan supergroup, central India

Himalayan Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-191

  Azmi, R J ^a   Joshi, Deepak ^a,b   Tiwari, B N ^a   Joshi, M N ^c   Srivastava, S S ^d  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b WESTERNGECO   (United States)

^c DBS Post Graduate College Dehradun   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

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