New data on hydrocarbons in auriferous conglomerates of the Witwatersrand Ore region, Republic of South Africa

Lithology and Mineral Resources

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-116

  Kremenetsky, A A ^a   Maksimyuk, I E ^a  

^a Institute of Mineralogy   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 33645644114     PISSN: 00244902     EISSN: 16083229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0024490206020027     Document Type: Article

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