Asbestiform manjiroite and todorokite from the Kalahari manganese field, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 163-174

  Gutzmer, J ^a   Beukes, Nicolas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 0012261794     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1030163     Document Type: Article

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