Mineralogy and petrology of the contact metamorphosed amphibole asbestos-bearing penge iron formation, eastern Transvaal, South Africa

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 651-676

  Miyano, T ^a   Beukes, N J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Iron formation; Metamorphism; Mineralogy; Transvaal Supergroup

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; CROCIDOLITE; PETROLOGY;

SOUTH AFRICA, TRANSVAAL, MAFEFE; SOUTH AFRICA, TRANSVAAL, PENGE;

EID: 0030728891     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.5.651     Document Type: Article

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