Are early-middle proterozoic unconformity-related uranium deposits unique to Australia and Canada?: An appraisal with special reference to India

Exploration and Research for Atomic Minerals

Volumn 9, Issue , 1996, Pages 1-40

  Krishnamurthy, P ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

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