The UG2-Merensky reef interval of the bushveld complex northwest of Pretoria

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 386-393

  Maier, W D ^a,c   Bowen, M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b GOLD FIELDS LIMITED   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS LAYERING; MINERALIZATION; PGE;

SOUTH AFRICA, TRANSVAAL,BUSHVELD COMPLEX;

EID: 0030471741     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00189186     Document Type: Article

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