Tungabhadra Kimberlite Field, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 611-618

  Ravi, S ^a   Rau, T K ^a   Reddy, N S ^a   Nayak, S S ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Kimberlite; Kurnool district; Mantle nodules; Microdiamonds; Tungabhadra River

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DIAMOND; DIOPSIDE; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; PHLOGOPITE; PROVENANCE; SILICIFICATION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KURNOOL; SOUTH ASIA; TUNGABHADRA RIVER;

EID: 34547838613     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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