An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks

Volcanic and sedimentary rocks occupy a faulted graben within the previously uplifted and eroded high-grade gneiss terrain of the Limpopo Mobile Belt. The rocks comprise the Soutpansberg Group and represent an important sequence of Proterozoic rocks. Their general geology and volcanology is summaris...

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Main Author: J.W. Bristow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1986-11-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
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Online Access:https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/520
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description Volcanic and sedimentary rocks occupy a faulted graben within the previously uplifted and eroded high-grade gneiss terrain of the Limpopo Mobile Belt. The rocks comprise the Soutpansberg Group and represent an important sequence of Proterozoic rocks. Their general geology and volcanology is summarised in this paper.
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spelling doaj.art-a7259bf29fec4cc1a55d53d02234b01e2022-12-21T17:31:59ZengAOSISKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science0075-64582071-07711986-11-01291596710.4102/koedoe.v29i1.520470An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic RocksJ.W. Bristow0University of Cape TownVolcanic and sedimentary rocks occupy a faulted graben within the previously uplifted and eroded high-grade gneiss terrain of the Limpopo Mobile Belt. The rocks comprise the Soutpansberg Group and represent an important sequence of Proterozoic rocks. Their general geology and volcanology is summarised in this paper.https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/520Proterozoic, igneous, metamorphic, basalt, sedimentary, pyroclastic, ash-flow, rift.
spellingShingle J.W. Bristow
An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Proterozoic, igneous, metamorphic, basalt, sedimentary, pyroclastic, ash-flow, rift.
title An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks
title_full An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks
title_fullStr An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks
title_full_unstemmed An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks
title_short An Overview of the Soutpansberg Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks
title_sort overview of the soutpansberg sedimentary and volcanic rocks
topic Proterozoic, igneous, metamorphic, basalt, sedimentary, pyroclastic, ash-flow, rift.
url https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/520
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