Contourites associated with pelagic mudrocks and distal delta-fed turbidites in the Lower Proterozoic Timeball Hill Formation epeiric basin (Transvaal Supergroup), South Africa

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 319-335

  Eriksson, Patrick G ^a   Reczko, Boris F f ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTOURITE; DELTA; PELAGIC SEDIMENT; PROTEROZOIC; STROMATOLITE; TURBIDITE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032168105     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00038-4     Document Type: Article

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