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    • Keywords

       

      Miliolites; Saurashtra coast; U ages; carbon dating

    • Abstract

       

      The miliolite deposits of Saurashtra have been dated by234U,230Th,231Pa and14C methods. Concordant ages of 105 years using the U decay series isotopes are obtained which agree with the ages of the coral reefs of Okha-Dwaraka coast suggesting a contemporaneous origin for both. The lower14C ages (≤40,000 years) may be due to a recent influx of seawater or ground water. Quartz and clay minerals together constitute only ≤10% by weight, as such the aeolian characteristics of quartz grains may not be relevant to the origin of the miliolites.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      N Hussain1 N Bhandari1 K R Ramanathan1 B L K Somayajulu1

      1. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad - 380 009

    • Dates

       
      Published
      March 1980
      Manuscript received
      25 June 1979
      Manuscript revised
      25 January 1980

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