Sediment supply to the Orange sedimentary system over the last 150 My: An evaluation from sedimentation/denudation balance

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 782-794

  Rouby, D ^a,b   Bonnet, S ^a,b   Guillocheau, F ^a,b   Gallagher, K ^a,b   Robin, C ^a,b   Biancotto, F ^a,b   Dauteuil, O ^a,b   Braun, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Erosion; Relief; Sedimentary basins; Southern Africa; Terrigeneous supply

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP; DRAINAGE AREAS; ISOPACH MAPS; LOWER CRETACEOUS; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; ONSHORE ELEVATIONS; PASSIVE MARGIN BASINS; RELIEF; SEDIMENT SUPPLIES; SEDIMENTARY BASINS; SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURES; TERRIGENEOUS SUPPLY; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPPER CRETACEOUS;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; SETTLING TANKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; DENUDATION; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67349181379     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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