Origin and age of phosphorite from the Last Glacial Maximum to Holocene transgressive succession off the Orange River, South Africa

Marine Geology

Volumn 186, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 243-261

  Compton, John S ^a   Mulabisana, Jeffrey ^a   McMillan, I K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Condensed section; Orange River Delta; Phosphorite; Sea level; Transgression; Tsondab Sandstone Formation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF;

GRAVEL; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PHOSPHORITE; SEA LEVEL; TRANSGRESSION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037055144     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00211-6     Document Type: Article

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