Sr isotope and trace element studies of the great dyke and bushveld mafic phase and their relation to early proterozoic magma genesis in Southern Africa

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 24-52

  Hamilton, Jo ^a  

^a Dept of Geology and Mineralogy ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002860631     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/18.1.24     Document Type: Article

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