Geochemistry of sandstones from the upper Cretaceous sillakkudi Formation, Cauvery basin, Southern India: Implication for provenance

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 453-467

  Bakkiaraj, D ^a   Nagendra, R ^a   Nagarajan, R ^b   Armstrong Altrin, John S ^c  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cauvery basin; Geochemistry; Sandstones; Sillakkudi; Upper Cretaceous; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953722684     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-010-0128-3     Document Type: Article

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