Sedimentology of terrigenous mud from the orange river delta and the inner shelf off namaqualand, south africa

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 108-114

  Meadows, M E ^a   Mabote, M E ^a   Rogers, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; LAMINATION; LITHOFACIES; SEDIMENT CORE; SIZE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; TERRIGENOUS SEDIMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE, ORANGE RIVER DELTA;

EID: 0031412167     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.1997.9713632     Document Type: Article

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