Uranium and thorium measurements on precambrian rocks of sourthern India
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https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1973.13.2.1003Keywords:
γ - ray scintillation spectrometry, Uranium, Thorium, Precambrian rocksAbstract
Uranium and thorium contents of Precambrian rocks of Southern India have been measured by γ - ray scintillation spectrometry. The results of measurements on some 40 specimens are discussed in the light of known geochemical behavior of these elements.
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