Geochemistry and ore mineralogy of ilmenite from beach placers of the Visakhapatnam-Bhimunipatnam deposit, Andhra Pradesh

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-150

  Jagannadha Rao, M ^a   Venkata Ramana, J ^a   Venugopal, R ^b   Rao, M Chandra ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Beach placers; Geochemistry; Ilmenite; Mineragraphy; Visakhapatnam coast

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ILMENITE; ORE MINERAL; PLACER DEPOSIT;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 25844472336     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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