Meso-Archaean and Palaeo-Proterozoic sedimentary sequence stratigraphy of the Kaapvaal Craton

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-116

  Bumby, Adam J ^a   Eriksson, Patrick G ^a   Catuneanu, Octavian ^b   Nelson, David R ^c   Rigby, Martin J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Runshaw College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kaapvaal; Transvaal; Ventersdorp; Waterberg; Wheeler diagrams; Witwatersrand

Indexed keywords

KAAPVAAL; TRANSVAAL; VENTERSDORP; WATERBERG; WHEELER DIAGRAMS; WITWATERSRAND;

METALS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARCHEAN; CRATON; FAULTING; LINEAMENT; MANTLE PLUME; OROGENIC BELT; OUTCROP; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; WATERSHED;

KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 84859769440     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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