Sedimentology, geochemistry and palaeogeographic implications of volcanic rocks in the upper Archaean Campbell Group, western Kaapvaal craton, South Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 73-100

  Altermann, Wladyslaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; RIFT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TUFF; VOLCANISM;

SOUTH AFRICA, KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 0030462082     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9268(95)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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