Quaternary evolution of the Ganga River system: New quartz ages and a review of luminescence chronology

Himalayan Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-94

  Srivastava, Pradeep ^a   Shukla, Uma Kant ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 58249100121     PISSN: 09718966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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