The formation and evolution of Africa : a synopsis of 3.8 ga of earth history / edited by D.J.J. van Hinsbergen [and others].
The African continent preserves a long geological record that covers almost 75% of Earth's history. The Pan-African orogeny (c. 600-500 Ma) brought together old continental kernels (West Africa, Congo, Kalahari and Tanzania) to form Gondwana and subsequently the supercontinent Pangaea by the late Pa...
| Uniform Title: | Geological Society special publication ;
no. 357. |
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Geological Society,
2011.
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| Series: | Geological Society special publication ;
no. 357. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 378 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Format: | Book |