Influence of deccan volcanism in the sedimentary rocks of late maastrichtian- Danian age of cauvery basin southeastern India: Constraints from geochemistry

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 528-537

  Madhavaraju, J ^a   Lee, Yong Il ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cauvery basin; Danian; Deccan volcanism; Geochemistry; Late maastrichtian

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953353068     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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