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Geochronological (Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd) Studies on Intrusive Gabbros and Dolerite Dykes from parts of Northern and Central Indian Cratons: Implications for the Age of Onset of Sedimentation in Bijawar and Chattisgarh Basins and Uranium Mineralisation

by U.K. Pandey, D.V.L.N. Sastry, B.K. Pandey, Madhuparna Roy, T.P.S. Rawat, Rajeeva Ranjan and V.K. Shrivastava. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, v.79, 2012, pp.30–40

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Geochronological (Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd) Studies on Intrusive Gabbros and Dolerite Dykes from parts of Northern and Central Indian Cratons: Implications for the Age of Onset of Sedimentation in Bijawar and Chattisgarh Basins and Uranium Mineralisation. J Geol Soc India 81, 438–442 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-013-0056-0

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