Geochemistry and provenance of stream sediments of the Ganga River and its major tributaries in the Himalayan region, India

Chemical Geology

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 220-236

  Singh, Pramod ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate; Ganga; Himalayan; Provenance; Sediment geochemistry; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FELSIC ROCK; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOLOGY; METASEDIMENT; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALAKNANDA RIVER; BHAGIRATHI RIVER [UTTARAKHAND]; GANGES RIVER; GANGETIC PLAIN; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; LESSER HIMALAYAS; MANDAKINI RIVER; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 73749084502     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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