A comparative study of uranium–thorium accumulation at the western edge of the arabian peninsula and mineral deposits worldwide

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 123-146

  Dill, Harald Gerold ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabian peninsula; Metallogenesis; Thorium; Type of deposit; Uranium; World

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922684626     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-009-0107-4     Document Type: Article

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