Radiocarbon chronology of Namaqualand mudbelt sediments: Problems and prospects

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 321-327

  Meadows, M E ^a   Dingle, R V ^b   Rogers, J ^a   Mills, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE DEPOSIT; MUDBELT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHELF SEDIMENTS;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA;

EID: 0030694003     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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