Aeolian and alluvial deposition within the Mesozoic Etjo Sandstone Formation, northwest Namibia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-192

  Mountney, Nigel ^a   Howell, John ^a   Flint, Stephen ^a   Jerram, Dougal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MESOZOIC; SANDSTONE;

DAMARALAND; HUAB BASIN; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0345222494     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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