Long hiatus in Proterozoic sedimentation in India: Vindhyan, Cuddapah and Pakhal Basins - A plate tectonic model

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-25

  Mishra, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Convergence and plate tectonics; Mobile belts; Proterozoic basins; Rifting

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRATON; HIATUS; MAGMATISM; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; CUDDAPAH BASIN; INDIA; VINDHYAN BASIN;

EID: 79952592628     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-011-0004-9     Document Type: Article

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