Chapter 5.4 Syn- to Late-Orogenic Sedimentary Basins of Southwestern Africa

Developments in Precambrian Geology

Volumn 16, Issue C, 2009, Pages 183-203

  Germs, Gerard J B ^a   Miller, Roy McG ^b   Frimmel, Hartwig E ^c   Gaucher, Claudio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b University of Cape Town ^*  (Namibia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Ediacaran; foreland basin; late orogenic; Mulden; Nama

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749107960     PISSN: 01662635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2635(09)01613-2     Document Type: Review

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