Geochemistry of groundwater in ultrabasic and Peninsular Gneissic Rocks, Salem District, Tamil Nadu

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-73

  Sathyanarayanan, M ^a   Periakali, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Groundwater; Peninsular Gneiss; Salem; Tamil Nadu; Ultrabasics

Indexed keywords

GNEISS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MINING;

INDIA;

EID: 0141942146     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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