Early Archean processes: Evidence from the South African Kaapvaal craton and its greenstone belts (extended abstract)

Geologie en Mijnbouw

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 369-373

  De Wit, Maarten J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0006971416     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003290014097     Document Type: Article

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