The geology, mineralogy and rare element geochemistry of the gem deposits of Sri Lanka

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 5-20

  Dissanayake, C B ^a   Chandrajith, R ^a   Tobschall, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Gems; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Sediments; Sri Lanka; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

GEMSTONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0034452358     PISSN: 03675211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17741/bgsf/72.1-2.001     Document Type: Article

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