Sedimentology of the Beaufort-Molteno Karoo fluvial strata in the Tuli Basin

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-66

  Bordy, Emese M ^a   Catuneanu, Octavian ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 85011581550     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: 19968590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1050051     Document Type: Article

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