Sedimentological evaluation of Pb-Zn exploration potential of the Precambrian Griquatown Fault Zone in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 382-391

  Altermann, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; LEAD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PRECAMBRIAN; ZINC;

SOUTH AFRICA, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE, GRIQUATOWN FAULT;

EID: 0031437551     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050104     Document Type: Article

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