Age and significance of the Marble Hall breccia, Bushveld Complex, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-240

  de Waal, S A ^a   Graham, I T ^a   Phillips, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BRECCIA; BUSHVELD COMPLEX; DIORITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; PROTEROZOIC; SILL;

MARBLE HALL; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036767560     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1050227     Document Type: Article

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