Stratigraphy of the Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa: an overview

MR Johnson, CJ Van Vuuren, WF Hegenberger… - Journal of African Earth …, 1996‏ - Elsevier
The Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa occurs in the areally extensive Main Karoo and
Kalahari basins as well as in a number of subsidiary basins in South Africa, Namibia …

South Africa's coalfields—A 2014 perspective

PJ Hancox, AE Götz - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
For well over a century and a half coal has played a vital role in South Africa's economy and
currently bituminous coal is the primary energy source for domestic electricity generation, as …

Mercury evidence from southern Pangea terrestrial sections for end-Permian global volcanic effects

J Shen, J Chen, J Yu, TJ Algeo, RMH Smith… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The latest Permian mass extinction (LPME) was triggered by magmatism of the Siberian
Traps Large Igneous Province (STLIP), which left an extensive record of sedimentary Hg …

The Karoo basins of south-central Africa

O Catuneanu, H Wopfner, PG Eriksson… - Journal of African Earth …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
The Karoo basins of south-central Africa evolved during the first-order cycle of
supercontinent assembly and breakup of Pangea, under the influence of two distinct tectonic …

Hydrochemical characteristics of aquifers near Sutherland in the Western Karoo, South Africa

S Adams, R Titus, K Pietersen, G Tredoux, C Harris - Journal of hydrology, 2001‏ - Elsevier
The Western Karoo depends entirely on groundwater for domestic and agricultural use. An
understanding of the chemical evolution of the groundwater provides insight into the …

Rapid magma emplacement in the Karoo large igneous province

H Svensen, F Corfu, S Polteau, Ø Hammer… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the dynamics of continental Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) relies on precise
dating of basaltic rocks. LIP research has traditionally focused on dating lavas, often …

Pangean (late Carboniferous–Middle Jurassic) paleoenvironment and lithofacies

J Golonka, D Ford - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2000‏ - Elsevier
Six time interval maps were constructed that depict the plate tectonic configuration,
paleogeography and lithofacies for Pangea from the Late Carboniferous through the Middle …

27th Du Toit Memorial LectureRe-uniting lost continents–Fossil reptiles from the ancient Karoo and their wanderlust

BS Rubidge - South African Journal of Geology, 2005‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Fossil discoveries from South Africa have greatly expanded knowledge of the
development of life on Earth. In particular, the enormous palaeontological wealth of the …

Contact metamorphic devolatilization of shales in the Karoo Basin, South Africa, and the effects of multiple sill intrusions

I Aarnes, H Svensen, S Polteau, S Planke - Chemical Geology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Quantification of fluid generation during contact metamorphism of shale is important for the
understanding of metamorphic processes, fluid flow in sedimentary basins and perturbations …

The stratigraphic record and processes of turbidity current transformation across deep‐marine lobes

IA Kane, ASM Pontén, B Vangdal… - …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sedimentary facies in the distal parts of deep‐marine lobes can diverge significantly from
those predicted by classical turbidite models, and sedimentological processes in these …