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Pyroxene-rich Orange sand highway from basaltic highlands to the ocean: Modern sediment-routing system of an Early Jurassic river

Authors :
Garzanti, Eduardo
Pastore, Guido
Andò, Sergio
Barbarano, Marta
Resentini, Alberto
Vezzoli, Giovanni
Vermeesch, Pieter
Dinis, Pedro
Hahn, Annette
Wiles, Errol
Ncube, Lindani
Van Niekerk, Helena-Johanna
Source :
Geosystems and Geoenvironment; November 2024, Vol. 3 Issue: 4
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

·Orange River formed as dome-flank drainage after Jurassic Karoo magmatic upwelling.·Zircon is mostly recycled: prominent Pan-African ages without Pan-African basement.·> 4000 km of high-energy fluvial and coastal transport traced by pyroxene-rich sand.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
27728838
Volume :
3
Issue :
4
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Geosystems and Geoenvironment
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs67336410
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geogeo.2024.100311