An interpretation of boron contents within a Palaeoproterozoic volcano-sedimentary succession: Pretoria Group, Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 273-287

  Eriksson, Patrick G ^a   Reczko, Boris F F ^a   Piper, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; CLAY MINERAL; MARINE TRANSGRESSION; PALAEOSALINITY; PRETORIA GROUP; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TRANSVAAL SUPERGROUP;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030461340     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9268(95)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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