Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic limestones of the Shahabad Formation, Bhima Basin, Karnataka, southern India

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-25

  Nagarajan, Ramasamy ^a   Madhavaraju, Jayagopal ^b   Armstrong Altrin, John S ^b   Nagendra, Raghavendra ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bhima Basin; geochemistry; Neoproterozoic limestones; Paleo redox conditions; rare earth elements; South India

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953697701     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-011-0005-0     Document Type: Article

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