The geochemistry of Indian bole horizons: Palaeoenvironmental implications of Deccan intravolcanic palaeosurfaces

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 120, Issue , 1997, Pages 269-281

  Widdowson, M ^a,b   Walsh, J N ^c   Subbarao, K V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

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EID: 5244355656     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.120.01.17     Document Type: Article

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