Stratigraphy and palynostratigraphy, Karoo Supergroup (Permian and Triassic), mid-Zambezi Valley, southern Zambia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 563-583

  Nyambe, Imasiku A ^a   Utting, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALYNOSTRATIGRAPHY; PERMIAN; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031402673     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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