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International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences Volume 2 (2017), Article ID 2:IJEES-127, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2017/127
Research Article
Magnetic Mapping for Delineating Structures Favorable to Uranium Mineralization in Dhofar Region, Sultanate of Oman

N. Sundararajan1*, B. Pracejus1 , S. Al- Khirbash1, T. K Al- Hosni1, Alaeddin Ebrahimi1 and M. Al- Mushani2

1Department of Earth Science, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultante of Oman
2Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Sultante of Oman
Dr. Narasimman Sundararajan, Department of Earth Science, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultante of Oman; E-mail: visvid12@squ.edu.om
21 December 2016; 18 February 2017; 21 February 2017
Sundararajan N, Pracejus B , Al- Khirbash S, Al- Hosni TK, Ebrahimi A, et al. (2017) Magnetic Mapping for Delineating Structures Favorable to Uranium Mineralization in Dhofar Region, Sultanate of Oman. Int J Earth Environ Sci 2: 127. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2017/127

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