Sediment transport of the Late Palaeozoic glacial Dwyka group in the southwestern Karoo Basin

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-236

  Visser, J N J ^a   Van Niekerk, B N ^a,b   Van Der Merwe, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b Geology Division   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; GLACIATION; GONDWANA; PERMIAN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SOUTH AFRICA, KAROO BASIN;

EID: 0031432159     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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