Drainage-line silcretes of the Middle Kalahari: An analogue for Cenozoic sarsen trains?

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 241-254

  Nash, David J ^a,b   Shawt, Paul A ^a,b   Stewart Ullyott, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DRAINAGE BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SARSEN; SILCRETE; SILICIFICATION;

BOTSWANA; MIDDLE KALAHARI;

EID: 0032453061     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(98)80018-7     Document Type: Article

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