Geochemistry of loess-paleosol sediments of Kashmir Valley, India: Provenance and weathering

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-89

  Ahmad, Ishtiaq ^a   Chandra, Rakesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; India; Kashmir Valley; Loess paleosol; Middle to Late Pleistocene; Paleoweathering; Provenance

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; ENRICHMENT; LOESS; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT; WEATHERING RATE;

INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; KASHMIR VALLEY;

EID: 84875370022     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.12.029     Document Type: Article

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