A new stratigraphy for the Main Zone of the Bushveld Complex, in the Rustenburg area

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-223

  Nex, P A ^a   Kinnaird, J A ^b   Ingle, L J ^c   Van Der Vyver, B A ^c   Cawthorn, R G ^d  

^a Vanguard   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Kudu Granite Ltd   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bushveld Complex; Precambrian; South Africa; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BUSHVELD COMPLEX; PRECAMBRIAN; STRATIGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032465230     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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