Aeolian and marine deposits of the Tabakbaai Quarry area, western Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 619-632

  Franceschini, Giuliana ^a,b   Compton, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Sakawe Mining Corporation   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WORLD;

ECHINODERMATA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; THORACICA;

EID: 14844302387     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.4.619     Document Type: Article

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