Investigating the diamond potential of southern West Greenland

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 4, 2004, Pages 69-72

  Jensen, Sven Monrad ^a   Secher, Karsten ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GEMSTONE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 4243157603     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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