Chapter 5.2 Continental Rifting

Developments in Precambrian Geology

Volumn 16, Issue C, 2009, Pages 153-159

  Frimmel, Hartwig E ^a   Miller, Roy McG ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (Namibia)

Author keywords

continental sedimentation; magmatism; Nosib Group; rifting; Stinkfontein Subgroup

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749121434     PISSN: 01662635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2635(09)01611-9     Document Type: Review

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