Lithostratigraphic, geochronological and depositional framework of the Precambrian basins of the Aravalli Mountains and adjoining areas, Rajasthan, India

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 55-65

  Roy, A B ^a   Purohit, Ritesh ^b  

^a PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Chemistry   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSTONE BELT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PRECAMBRIAN;

ARAVALLI RANGE; INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

EID: 84924805452     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M43.4     Document Type: Article

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