Graftonite in phosphatic iron formations associated with the mid-Proterozoic Gamsberg Zn-Pb deposit, Namaqua Province, South Africa

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 915-927

  Stalder, M ^a   Rozendaal, A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gamsberg Zn Pb deposit; Graftonite; Iron formations; South Africa; Wolfeite

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LEAD; MINERALOGY; PYROMETALLURGY; ZINC;

GRAFTONITE;

PHOSPHATES;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; GRAFTONITE; IRON ORE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PHOSPHATE; WOLFEITE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036981197     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461026660067     Document Type: Article

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