Lithostratigraphy, sedimentology, and provenance of the Balfour Formation (beaufort group) in the fort beaufort-alice area, eastern cape province, South Africa

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 902-916

  Katemaunzanga, David ^a   Gunter, Comelis Janse ^b  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Balfour formation; Beaufort group; Karoo supergroup; Lithostratigraphy; Permo Triassic; Provenance; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957798446     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2009.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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