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A Damara orogen perspective on the assembly of southwestern Gondwana

Date

Authors

Gray, David R

Foster, David

Meert, J.G.

Goscombe, B D

Armstrong, Richard

Trouw, R.A.J.

Passchier, C.W.

Publisher

Geological Society of London

Abstract

The Pan-African Damara orogenic system records Gondwana amalgamation involving serial suturing of the Congo-São Francisco and Río de la Plata cratons (North Gondwana) from 580 to 550 Ma, before amalgamation with the Kalahari-Antarctic cratons (South Gon

Keywords

Keywords: basin evolution; craton; deformation; foreland basin; Gondwana; metamorphism; paleomagnetism; Pan African orogeny; supercontinent; thrust; Africa; Damara Belt; Kaoko Belt; Mozambique; Namibia; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Adamastor

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/38295

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Geological Society of London Special Publication

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1144/SP294.14

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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