Tertiary-age diamondiferous fluvial deposits of the lower Orange River Valley, southwestern Africa

Economic Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 749-758

  Jacob, R J ^a   Bluck, B J ^b   Ward, J D ^a  

^a Namdeb Diamond Corporation   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; PLACER DEPOSIT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033401683     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.5.749     Document Type: Article

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