Thrust-related dome structures in the Karibib district and the origin of orthogonal fabric domains in the south Central Zone of the Pan-African Damara belt, Namibia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 283-303

  Kisters, Alexander F M ^a   Jordaan, L Smith ^a   Neumaier, Kathrin ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Damara Orogen; Deformation; Extrusion; Pan African; Thrusting

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THRUST;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; NAMIBIA; ROCK; STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; ERONGO; KARIBIB; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3342879030     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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