Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of oxide-facies manganese ores of the Postmasburg manganese field, South Africa

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-231

  Gutzmer, J ^a   Beukes, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bixbyite; Braunite; Campbellrand Subgroup; Manganese ore; Partridgeite; Postmasburg; South Africa; Transvaal Supergroup

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; OXIDE; PROTEROZOIC; TRANSVAAL SUPERGROUP;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030816367     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1997.061.405.05     Document Type: Article

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