Origin of red beds and paleosols in the Palaeoproterozoic Transvaal and Olifansthoek Supergroups of South Africa: provenance versus metasomatic controls

The Palaeoproterozoic Transvaal and Olifantshoek Supergroups of South Africa contain some of the earliest hematite-rich sedimentary rocks (red-beds) and paleosols on record. The origin of these rocks has been variously attributed to surface processes under an oxygenated atmosphere that post-dated th...

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Hauptverfasser: Land, Jarred S. (VerfasserIn) , Tsikos, Harilaos (VerfasserIn) , Cousins, David (VerfasserIn) , Luvizotto, George Luiz (VerfasserIn) , Zack, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
In: Geological journal
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 53, Heft: 1, Pages: 191-202$t
ISSN:1099-1034
DOI:10.1002/gj.2885
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.2885
Verlag: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gj.2885
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Verfasserangaben:Jarred S. Land, Harilaos Tsikos, David Cousins, George Luvizotto, Thomas Zack

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