The 1998 edition of the National Geological Map of Botswana

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 427-451

  Key, Roger M ^a   Ayres, Neil ^b  

^a BGS   (United Kingdom)

^b Anglo American Research Laboratories   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0034210399     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00030-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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