The character, origin and palaeoenvironmental significance of the Wonderkrater spring mound, South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-126

  McCarthy, T S ^a   Ellery, W N ^b   Backwell, L ^a   Marren, P ^a   Klerk, B de ^a   Tooth, S ^d   Brandt, D ^a   Woodborne, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artesian spring; Peat mound; Spring mound; Wonderkrater

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ARIDITY; ARTESIAN WELL; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PEAT; PIEDMONT; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; WONDERKRATER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956527640     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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