The distribution and environmental implications of coversand deposits in the Southern Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-146

  Marker, Margaret E ^a   Holmes, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0013080828     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: 19968590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/105.2.135     Document Type: Article

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