PGE-bearing mafic-ultramafic sills in the floor of the eastern Bushveld Complex on the farms Blaauwboschkraal, Zwartkopje, and Waterval

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 343-354

  Maier, W D ^a   Sliep, J ^b   Barnes, Sarah Jane ^c   De Waal, S A ^a   Li, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Iscor Ltd   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242562978     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.104.4.343     Document Type: Article

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