Exploration geophysics of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa

Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK)

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 622-638

  Campbell, Geoff ^a  

^a GAP Geophysics   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORE DEPOSITS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BUSHVELD COMPLEX; CHROMITITES; CRITICAL ZONES; EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS; MERENSKY; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

ANORTHOSITE; CHROMITITE; GEOPHYSICS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP; PYROXENE; REPOSITORY;

BUSHVELD COMPLEX; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79959371936     PISSN: 1070485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3599148     Document Type: Article

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