The early Proterozoic sedimentary record in the Blouberg area, Limpopo Province, South Africa; implications for the timing of the Limpopo orogenic event

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 123-131

  Bumby, A J ^a   Eriksson, P G ^a   Van Der Merwe, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age constraints; Blouberg; Limpopo; Palala Shear Zone; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8644236612     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.07.056     Document Type: Article

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