The great shale debate in the Karoo

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 107, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages

  De Wit, Maarten J ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 79960688677     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v107i7/8.791     Document Type: Note

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