Radiometric characteristics of heavy mineral deposits along the west coast of South Africa

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-381

  Macdonald, W G ^a   Rozendaal, A ^a   De Meijer, R J ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY MINERAL; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PROVENANCE; RADIOACTIVITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031453098     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050103     Document Type: Article

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