Application of relative-age dating methods to openwork debris flow deposits in the cederberg mountains, western cape, south africa

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 135-142

  Boelhouwers, J C ^a   Jager, D F ^b   De Joode, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; DATING METHOD; DEBRIS FLOW;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033374962     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.1999.9713673     Document Type: Article

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