A laterite profile near Albertinia, Southern Cape, South Africa: its significance in the evolution of the African Surface.

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-74

  Marker, M E ^a   McFarlane, M J ^b   Wormald, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Bosele Investments (Pty) Limited   (Botswana)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042870963     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: 19968590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1050067     Document Type: Article

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