Mineral chemistry of sphalerite and galena from Pb-Zn mineralization hosted by the Transvaal Supergroup in Griqualand west, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-354

  Schaefer, M O ^a   Gutzmer, J ^a   Beukes, N J ^a   Greyling, L N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 30744462485     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.3.341     Document Type: Article

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