Suspected microbial mat-related crack-like sedimentary structures in the Palaeoproterozoic Magaliesberg Formation sandstones, South Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 274-296

  Parizot, Manuel ^a,b   Eriksson, Patrick G ^b   Aifa, Tahar ^a   Sarkar, Subir ^c   Banerjee, Santanu ^d   Catuneanu, Octavian ^e   Altermann, Wlady ^b   Bumby, Adam J ^b   Bordy, Emese M ^f   Rooy, J Louis Van ^b   Boshoff, A Jaco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Epeiric sea; Microbial mats; Precambrian; Ripples; Siliciclastic sediments

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 22544469120     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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