Major, trace and REE geochemistry of the Ganga River sediments: Influence of provenance and sedimentary processes

Chemical Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 242-255

  Singh, Pramod ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate; Ganga River; Himalaya; Sediment geochemistry; Sorting; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SORTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGES RIVER; HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68749087342     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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