Lithostratigraphic correlations in the western branch of the Pan-African Saldania belt, South Africa: The Malmesbury Group revisited

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-342

  Belcher, Richard W ^a   Kisters, Alexander F M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; UNCONFORMITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 2442609846     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/106.4.327     Document Type: Article

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