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dc.contributor.authorMazumdar, A.
dc.contributor.authorKocherla, M.
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorPeketi, A.
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, R.K.
dc.contributor.authorMahalaxmi, P.
dc.contributor.authorJoao, H.M.
dc.contributor.authorJisha, R.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-17T04:57:59Z
dc.date.available2015-02-17T04:57:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMarine and Petroleum Geology, vol.60; 18-33
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4685
dc.description.abstractThe Krishna–Godavari and Mahanadi rivers drain the east coast of India and deposit the sediment load into the Krishna–Godavari and Mahanadi offshore basins along the western margin of the Bay of Bengal. Here we report the bulk major, trace and rare earth element (REE) compositions and clay mineralogy of the fine grained sediments from the cores collected on board JOIDES Resolution and Marion Dufresne as part of India's gas hydrate program. The geochemical composition and clay mineralogy of sediments have been used to constrain the provenance. The results show that the Mahanadi sediments are primarily derived from the felsic rocks belonging to the late Archean-early Proterozoic peninsular gneissic complexes, whereas the Krishna–Godavari sediments are derived from the mixing of late Archean-early Proterozoic peninsular gneissic complexes and Late Cretaceous Deccan basalt sources. This paper presents the first comparative analysis of provenance of the Krishna–Godavari (K–G) and Mahanadi offshore basin sediments. The sediment geochemistry enables distinction of specific contributing sources, which could potentially be related to modern climatic and geomorphological conditions. The present study could also provide the opportunity for high resolution paleoclimatic analysis using clay mineralogical contents and weathering indices
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2014] Elsevier
dc.subjectsediments
dc.subjectBasins
dc.subjectRare earths
dc.subjectClay minerals
dc.subjectWeathering
dc.titleGeochemical characterization of the Krishna–Godavari and Mahanadi offshore basin (Bay of Bengal) sediments: A comparative study of provenance
dc.typeJournal Article


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