Geochemical study of laterites of the Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India: Implications on parent rock, mineralogy and tectonics

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1271-1287

  Meshram, R R ^a,b   Randive, K R ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminous laterite; Bauxite; Deccan traps; Flood basaltic province; Geochemistry; Laterite; Palaeotectonics

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; DECCAN TRAPS; DRAINAGE; ENRICHMENT; FLOOD BASALT; LATERITE; LAVA FLOW; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PARENT BODY; PETROLOGY; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARABIAN SEA; GUJARAT; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PORBANDAR;

EID: 80053316323     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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