Geochemical signatures for the grain size variation in the siliciclastics of Kaimur Group, Vindhyan Supergroup from Markundi ghat, Sonbhadra district, (U.P.), India

Geochemistry International

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-290

  Mishra, M ^a   Sen, S ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

hydravlic sorting; recycling processes; REE and trace elements; siliciclastic rocks; weatering

Indexed keywords

HYDRAVLIC SORTING; RECYCLING PROCESSES; REE AND TRACE ELEMENTS; SILICICLASTIC ROCKS; WEATERING;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; EUROPIUM; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULICS; MINERALS; QUARTZ; RECYCLING; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; SCANDIUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOIL MECHANICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCONIUM;

WEATHERING;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAY MINERAL; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECYCLING; SANDSTONE; SHALE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SOURCE ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT;

BIHAR; INDIA; KAIMUR; SONBHADRA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 79953003122     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: 15561968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016702911010071     Document Type: Article

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