Relief peels in the study of palaeoflood slack-water sediments

Geomorphology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-126

  Hattingh, J ^a   Zawada, P K ^a  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALAEOFLOOD; RELIEF PEEL; RIVER; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SLACK WATER DEPOSIT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029769226     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555X(95)00137-T     Document Type: Article

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