Syntectonic subaqueous mass flows of the Neoproterozoic Otavi Group, Namibia: Where is the evidence of global glaciation?

Basin Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-198

  Eyles, Nick ^a   Januszczak, Nicole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASIN EVOLUTION; BRECCIA; CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEBRIS FLOW; DIAMICTITE; FACIES ANALYSIS; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; OTAVI; OTJOZONDJUPA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34250313253     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2007.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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