Geological note an alternate view on the stratigraphic position of the ∼1-Ga Sukhda tuff vis-à-vis chronostratigraphy of the Precambrians of the Central Indian Craton

Journal of Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-332

  Mukherjee, A ^a   Ray, R K ^a  

^a CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRATON; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; TUFF;

CHHATTISGARH; INDIA;

EID: 77951475761     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651502     Document Type: Article

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