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dc.contributor.authorTripati, S.
dc.contributor.authorMudholkar, A.
dc.contributor.authorKhedekar, V.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-05T07:02:56Z
dc.date.available2012-06-05T07:02:56Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Science, vol.102(9); 2012; 1309-1313
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4066
dc.description.abstractFinding of stone anchors in the onshore and offshore regions of India points to maritime contacts with neighbouring countries. This communication reports a new Indo-Arabian type stone anchor recovered from a depth of 53 m off the coast of Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India. The anchor stone is composed of sharp angular quartz and feldspar grains floating in a ferruginous matrix with point contacts between them as seen under a microscope. SEM–EDS studies showed few and isolated zircon and apatite grains as accessory mineral phases. The rock is identified as epiclastic sandstone derived from pyroclastic source rocks. A similar rock has been reported from the Habo Formation exposed near Jhikadi village, Kachchh, Gujarat.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCurrent Science Association
dc.subjectarchaeology
dc.subjectunderwater exploration
dc.titlePetrographic studies on a newly discovered Indo-Arabian stone anchor from the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat: Implications for source area
dc.typeJournal Article


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