Petrographic evidence for emplacement of carbon into witwatersrand conglomerates under high fluid pressure

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 164-170

  Parnell, John ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONGLOMERATE; EMPLACEMENT; FLUID PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURE; PETROGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 13044276237     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42689A0-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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