de Wit, Michiel C. J. (2018) Prospecting history leading to the discovery of Botswana’s diamond mines: from artefacts to Lesedi La Rona. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 7-22 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0556-0
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Title | Prospecting history leading to the discovery of Botswana’s diamond mines: from artefacts to Lesedi La Rona | ||
Journal | Mineralogy and Petrology | ||
Authors | de Wit, Michiel C. J. | Author | |
Year | 2018 (December) | Volume | 112 |
Page(s) | 7-22 | ||
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | ||
DOI | doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0556-0Search in ResearchGate | ||
Mindat Ref. ID | 17442 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:17442:4 |
GUID | f3748db1-a873-4e8d-ba51-353e14fdad57 | ||
Full Reference | de Wit, Michiel C. J. (2018) Prospecting history leading to the discovery of Botswana’s diamond mines: from artefacts to Lesedi La Rona. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 7-22 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0556-0 | ||
Plain Text | de Wit, Michiel C. J. (2018) Prospecting history leading to the discovery of Botswana’s diamond mines: from artefacts to Lesedi La Rona. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 7-22 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0556-0 | ||
In | (2018) Mineralogy and Petrology Vol. 112. Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
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