Fluid inclusion studies in cogenetic hematite, hausmannite, and gangue minerals from high-grade manganese ores in the Kalahari manganese field, South Africa

Economic Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 589-596

  Lüders, Volker ^a   Gutzmer, Jens ^b   Beukes, Nicolas J ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; HEMATITE; MANGANESE DEPOSIT; PETROGENESIS;

KALAHARI MANGANESE FIELD; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0345363145     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.4.589     Document Type: Article

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