Aeolian deposition of Arabia and Somalia sediments on the southwestern continental margin of India

dc.contributor.author	Chauhan, O.S.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-01-21T10:54:04Z
dc.date.available	2009-01-21T10:54:04Z
dc.date.issued	1996
dc.identifier.citation	Current Science, Vol.71; 233-236p.
dc.identifier.uri	http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2222
dc.description.abstract	Kaolinite, smectite, illite and chlorite as major clay minerals and palygorskite and gibbsite in minor quantities have been recorded from the slope of southwestern continental margin of India. Contribution of kaolinite, smectite and gibbsite is from peninsular India through fluvial discharge. Since formation of palygorskite calls for an arid and hot climate and saline conditions, occurrence of this clay mineral in the sediments of the study area documents aeolian sediment contribution from Arabia and Somalia by the Arabian northwesterly winds.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Current Science Association, Bangalore, India
dc.rights	Copyright [1996]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subject	sediments
dc.subject	eolian deposits
dc.subject	clay minerals
dc.subject	geochemistry
dc.subject	kaolinite
dc.subject	smectite
dc.subject	illite
dc.subject	chlorite
dc.subject	palygorskite
dc.subject	gibbsite
dc.subject	continental margins
dc.title	Aeolian deposition of Arabia and Somalia sediments on the southwestern continental margin of India
dc.type	Journal Article