Commentary

The great shale debate in the Karoo

Maarten J. de Wit
South African Journal of Science | Vol 107, No 7/8 | a791 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v107i7/8.791 | © 2011 Maarten J. de Wit | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 06 June 2011 | Published: 01 July 2011

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Maarten J. de Wit, Africa Earth Observatory Network, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

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