Sequence stratigraphy of the Koonap and Middleton fluvial formations in the Karoo foredeep South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 579-595

  Catuneanu, Octavian ^a   Bowker, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flexural foredeep; Fluvial sequences; Fluvial styles; Orogenic cycles

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; KAROO SUPERGROUP; OROGENY; PERMIAN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 11144347953     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-5362(01)00095-1     Document Type: Article

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