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Cairncross, Bruce (2016) Connoisseur's Choice: Shigaite, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (2) 150-153 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1113466

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TitleConnoisseur's Choice: Shigaite, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
JournalRocks & Minerals
AuthorsCairncross, BruceAuthor
Year2016 (March 3)Volume91
Issue2
PublisherInforma UK Limited
DOIdoi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1113466Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceCairncross, Bruce (2016) Connoisseur's Choice: Shigaite, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (2) 150-153 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1113466
Plain TextCairncross, Bruce (2016) Connoisseur's Choice: Shigaite, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (2) 150-153 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1113466
In(2016, March) Rocks & Minerals Vol. 91 (2) Informa UK Limited

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N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

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N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaⓘ Shigaite

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