Tectonic evolution of the Cape and Karoo basins of South Africa

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1379-1412

  Tankard, Anthony ^a   Welsink, Herman ^b   Aukes, Peter ^c   Newton, Robert ^c   Stettler, Edgar ^d  

^a Tankard Enterprises   (Canada)

^b YPF S A   (Argentina)

^c Kinwest 2008 Energy ^*  (South Africa)

^d Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape basin; Cape orogeny; Intraplate tectonics; Karoo basin; Mantle flow

Indexed keywords

CAPE BASIN; CAPE OROGENY; INTRAPLATE TECTONICS; KAROO BASIN; MANTLE FLOW;

BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

BUILDINGS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; OROGENY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE BASIN; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67650444309     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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