Distribution of yttrium and rare-earth elements in the Penge and Kuruman iron-formations, Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 37-55

  Bau, Michael ^a   Dulski, Peter ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PRECAMBRIAN; REE; YTTRIUM;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030474044     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9268(95)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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