Geochemistry of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks of the Matsitama supracrustal belt, northeastern Botswana - Provenance implications

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-179

  Majaule, T ^a   Hall, R P ^b   Hughes, D J ^b  

^a Botswana Geological Survey   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0031437151     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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