Origin of red color of the Lower Siwalik palaeosols: A micromorphological approach

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-154

  Singh, Seema ^a   Parkash, B ^a   Awasthi, Arun K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

C3 type vegetation; Calcite spars; Diagenetic red beds; Palaeosols

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649110520     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-009-1031-5     Document Type: Article

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