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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Significance of radioelements distribution in the Precambrian rocks of Jabel Sayid, western Saudi Arabia, using spectrometric and geochemical data. Hamdy H. Abd El-Naby, Corresponding Author. ... Felsite has an average eU and eTh close to that of alkali granite, 11 and 32 ppm, respectively. Pegmatite veins cutting alkali granite have high ...
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