Hydrouranium anomalies as an effective tool in exploration of concealed unconformity related U-deposit in Srisailam sub-basin, Andhra Pradesh - Case study from Chitrial area

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 468-476

  Verma, M B ^a   Dandele, P S ^a   Agendra Babu, G N ^a   Umamaheswar, K ^a   Maithani, P B ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Accumulate contour map; Andhra Pradesh; Chitrial plateau; Hydrouranium contours; Srisailam Formation

Indexed keywords

CONTOUR MAP; EXPLORATION; HOST ROCK; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNESIUM; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; UNCONFORMITY; URANIUM; WATER TABLE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; NALGONDA; SRISAILAM;

EID: 84856293561     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-011-0108-2     Document Type: Article

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