Vanished evaporites and carbonate formation in the Neoarchaean Kogelbeen and Gamohaan formations of the Campbellrand Subgroup, South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Gandin, Anna ^a   Wright, David T ^b   Melezhik, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; EVAPORITE;

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

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMORPHA;

EID: 17644374135     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.01.003     Document Type: Review

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