Sedimentological and geochemical evidence for palaeo-environmental change in the Makgadikgadi subbasin, in relation to the MOZ rift depression, Botswana

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 217, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 265-287

  Ringrose, Susan ^a   Huntsman Mapila, Philippa ^a,b   Kampunzu, Ali Basira ^a   Downey, William ^a   Coetzee, Stephan ^a   Vink, Bernard ^a   Matheson, Wilma ^c   Vanderpost, Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c EES Pty Ltd   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Biogenic processes; Calcrete; Palaeo environmental change; Palaeo Makgadikgadi subbasin; Silcrete

Indexed keywords

CALCRETE; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILCRETE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ALGAE; ALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 13244298615     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.11.024     Document Type: Article

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