The strontium isotope systematics of the Orange River, Southern Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 237-248

  De Villiers, S ^a   Compton, J S ^b   Lavelle, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842505289     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1030237     Document Type: Article

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