SOME CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM A BASINAL ANALYSIS OF THE ECCA SERIES IN THE KARROO BASIN
Date
1968
Authors
Ryan, P. J.
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BERNARD PRICE INSTITUTE FOR PALAEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Abstract
This is a summary of a study made of the Ecca and lowermost Beaufort rocks
in South Africa with particular reference to the distribution of the various facies
and their relationship to palaeocurrent trends. As a result of this the Ecca can be
divided into four distinct facies, called the Northern, Southern, Western and
Central Facies. The lowermost Beaufort is represented by sediments having the
same distribution and origin as the first three facies of the Ecca. The maximum
thickness of sediments described here is 11,000 feet.