Some observations on diamondiferous bedrock gully trapsites on Late Cainozoic, marine-cut platforms of the Sperrgebiet, Namibia

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 493-506

  Jacob, J ^a   Ward, J D ^b   Bluck, B J ^c   Scholz, R A ^a   Frimmel, H E ^d  

^a Namdeb Diamond Corporation   (Namibia)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alluvial diamonds; Bedrock gully trapsites; Late Cainozoic; Marine platforms; Namibia; Sperrgebiet

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DIAMONDS; BEDROCK GULLY TRAPSITES; BEDROCK PLATFORMS; NAMIBIA;

EROSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; OCEAN STRUCTURES; PLACERS; SEA LEVEL;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; CENOZOIC; DIAMOND; GULLY EROSION;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645937631     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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