The age of the Marble Hall diorite, its relationship to the Uitkomst Complex, and evidence for a new magma type associated with the Bushveld igneous event

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-140

  De Waal, S A ^a   Armstrong, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0000393501     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/103.2.128     Document Type: Article

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