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 Fun dam en tal s o f
G E O L OG Y
(A re f e re nc e book for st ude nts of G e o l og y, Ci vi l E ngi ne e r i ng ,
Envi ronm e nt al Sc i e nc e and F ore st r y )

S u b o d h Dh akal , P h . D.
De pa rt m e nt of Ge ol og y
Tri -C ha ndra C a m pu s,
Tri bh uva n Uni ve rsi t y, Ne pa l
Fundamentals of Geology
Author : Subodh Dhakal, Ph.D.
Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Publisher : Mrs. Kalyani Subedi
© 2012 Author and Publisher
First Edition : March 2012
Cover/Layout : Sanjaya Raj Neupane
ISBN : 978-0000000
Price : NRs. 325.00
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