The Kaigas and Numees formations, Port Nolloth Group, in South Africa and Namibia

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 223-231

  Frimmel, Hartwig E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAMICTITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC;

BRAZIL; DOM FELICIANO BELT; KALAHARI CRATON; NAMIBIA; NORTHERN CAPE; PORT NOLLOTH; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864061952     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M36.17     Document Type: Article

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