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Marine Georesources & Geotechnology Volume 28, 2010 - Issue 3: Marine Minerals
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Features Sustaining the Formation of Beach Placers along the Southern East Coast of India

N. Chandrasekar Centre for GeoTechnology, School of Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India
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S. Saravanan Centre for GeoTechnology, School of Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anil Cherian Centre for GeoTechnology, School of Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India
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J. Loveson Immanuel Centre for GeoTechnology, School of Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India
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M. Rajamanickam Centre for GeoTechnology, School of Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India
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G. V. Rajamanickam Department of Disaster Management, School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
Pages 240-249 | Received 07 Jul 2009, Accepted 22 Mar 2010, Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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