The Giant Mottled Anorthosite: a transitional sequence at the top of the Upper Critical Zone of the Bushveld Complex

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-24

  Mitchell, Andrew A ^a   Manthree, Rogenie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0242563019     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: 19968590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1050015     Document Type: Article

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