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Conceptualapproaches and changing philosophies in uranium exploration through time in India

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Rama Rao, Y.N. Conceptualapproaches and changing philosophies in uranium exploration through time in India. J Geol Soc India 82, 192–197 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-013-0138-z

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