Relict periglacial slope deposits in the Hex River Mountains, South Africa : observations and palaeoenvironmental implications

Auteur :
BOELHOUWERS, J.C.

Description :
The openwork block deposits in the Western Cape Mountains may have a variety of origins. However, some summit deposits appear to be periglacial blockfields and blockstreams and, as such, are probably the most widespread manifestation of cold Late-Pleistocene conditions for this area. The morphometric and sedimentology of openwork boulder deposits at Matroosberg are described and evaluated here in terms of their palaeoclimatic significance.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1999, vol. 30, n°. 3, p. 245-258, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 23 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier