Shallowing-upward carbonate cycles in the Belingwe Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe: A recor of Archean sea-level oscillations

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-81

  Hofann, Axel ^a   Dirks, Paul H G M ^a   Jelsma, Hielke A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; MINERALS; SEA LEVEL; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY;

CONTROLLING MECHANISM; EUSTATIC SEA LEVEL; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SEA-LEVEL OSCILLATIONS; SILICICLASTIC TURBIDITES; STACKING PATTERNS;

TOPPING CYCLE SYSTEMS;

ARCHEAN; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; GREENSTONE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 2042418179     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/052903740064     Document Type: Article

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