Metallogenic fingerprints of Archaean cratons

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 248, Issue , 2005, Pages 59-70

  de Wit, Maarten ^a   Thiart, Christien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; EARLY EARTH; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT;

EID: 27644594253     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.248.01.03     Document Type: Article

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