Sediment distribution and placer mineral enrichment in the inner shelf of Quilon, SW coast of India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 120-127

  Prakash, T N ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

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