The Ventersdorp supergroup: an overview

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 83-105

  Van der Westhuizen, W A ^a   De Bruiyn, H ^a   Meintjes, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; KLIPRIVIERSBERG GROUP; PLATBERG GROUP; PNIEL SEQUENCE; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY; VENTERSDORP SUPERGROUP;

SOUTH AFRICA, KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 0026292278     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(91)90045-Z     Document Type: Article

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