Author: Anhaeusser, C.R. & Maske, S. (Eds).
Title: Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa. Volumes 1 & 2.
Description: Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) 1986. Standard edition. Vol.1 isbn 9780620094412. Vol.2 isbn 9780620094429. Two volumes. Gilt title on maroon skivertex boards. 2335pp illustrated. 300mm x 220mm. set7.3kg. No inscriptions. all corners square. Small round label, probably obscuring price, to ffep of both volumes, preliminary pages foxed else contents unmarked. One minor mark lower edge front board of Vol.2 else both volumes VG+ condition in G-VG dustwrappers (rubbed especially rear of vol.1. a few minor closed tears, no loss). ISBN: 9780620094436 Volume 1 contains 79 papers, including descriptions of Archaean gold, nickel, antimony, and chruysotile asbestos deposits, the auriferous quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits of the Witwatersrand goldfields, and the iron, manganese, asbestos, fluorspar, and zinc-lead deposits of the early Proterozoic Transvaal Sequence. Volume 2 contains 100 papers, including descriptions of platinum, chrome, vanadium, tin, and fluorspar deposits associated with metamorphic mobile belts, including the Limpopo and Damara orogens and the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex. The final 40 papers in the volume deal with Phanerozoic to Recent deposits, including all the major coalfields, and deposits associated with carbonatites and kimberlites.

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