A reappraisal of the Namibian Damara stratigraphy in part of the Southern Swakop Terrane and its implications to basin evolution

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-136

  De Kock, Gerrit S ^a  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

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EID: 25444440607     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1040115     Document Type: Article

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