The "seven-coloured earth" of Chamarel, Mauritius

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 169-173

  Sheth, H C ^a   Johnson, C P ^b   Ollier, C D ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b C DAC School of Advanced Computing (C SAC)   (Mauritius)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basalt; Chamarel; Coloured earth; Mauritius; Rills; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BEDROCK; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; RILL; WEATHERING;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 77953338865     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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