Colluvial fan gravels, depositional environments and luminescence dating: A karoo case study

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-79

  Boardman, J ^a   Holmes, P J ^b   Rhodes, E J ^c   Bateman, M D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAVEL; LUMINESCENCE;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 29744442305     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2005.9713828     Document Type: Article

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