Relict periglacial slope deposits in the Hex River Mountains, South Africa: Observations and palaeoenvironmental implications

Geomorphology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-258

  Boelhouwers, Jan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colorado Front Range; Hex River Mountains, South Africa; Relict periglacial slope deposits; Shattered bedrock

Indexed keywords

PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; REGOLITH; SLOPE;

SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033391837     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(99)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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