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Holocene limestones of part of the western continental shelf of India

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Title Holocene limestones of part of the western continental shelf of India
 
Creator Nair, R.R.
Hashimi, N.H.
Guptha, M.V.S.
 
Subject Geology and Geophysics
Oceanography and Limnology
continental shelves
limestone
sedimentary rocks
oolites
holocene
sedimentary environments
ISW, India, West Coast
 
Description Dredging on the western continental shelf of India has shown that the most common rock types outcropping on the irregular topography of the outer shelf (70-90 m) are algal limestones and shelly limestones containing superficial ooids and pelletoids, while those on te upper continental slope (130-180 m) are algal bryozoan limestones. The limestones have a radiocarbon age ranging between 9,000 and 11,000 years. Depositional environmental on the continental shelf during the Holocene appears to be characterised by shallow waters in association with lagoon-barrier beach environment
 
Date 1997-11-27T09:57:05Z
2017-09-29T13:46:46Z
1997-11-27T09:57:05Z
2017-09-29T13:46:46Z
1979
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of the Geological Society of India, vol.20(1); 1979; 17-23
0016-7622
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5219
 
Language en
 
Relation J Geol Soc India
SCI
 
Publisher Geological Society of India