Dolerite intrusion morphology at Majuba Colliery, northeast Karoo Basin, Republic of South Africa

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-349

  De Oliveira, Daniel P S ^a   Cawthorn, R Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dykes; Four dolerite types; Karoo Basin; Sills; Transgressive sills

Indexed keywords

DOLERITE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BOREHOLES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; SANDSTONE;

COAL;

COAL SEAM; DIKE; DOLERITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; SILL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032732405     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(99)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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