The geology and structure of the Rustenburg Layered Suite in the Potgietersrus/Mokopane area of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-419

  van der Merwe, Mauritz J ^a  

^a NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Base metal sulfide; Geological map; Platinum group element

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; CHROMITITE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HARZBURGITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; PETROLOGY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; BUSHVELD COMPLEX; LIMPOPO; MERENSKY REEF; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; PLATREEF; RUSTENBURG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43049130012     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-007-0168-9     Document Type: Article

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