Economic aspects of carbonatites of India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-235

  Krishnamurthy, P ^a   Hoda, S Q ^a   Sinha, R P ^a   Banerjee, D C ^a   Dwivedy, K K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Carbonatites; Deposits; Economic aspects; India

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; APATITE; CARBONATITE; FLUORITE; MINERAL RESOURCE; VERMICULITE;

INDIA;

EID: 0034008474     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(99)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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