Lithostratigraphy and depositional environments in the Waterberg-Erongo area, central Namibia, and correlation with the main Karoo Basin, South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-123

  Holzförster, Frank ^a   Stollhofen, Harald ^a   Stanistreet, Ian G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; JURASSIC; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033169116     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00083-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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