Karst geomorphology and related environmental problems in Southern Africa–A review

M Masilela, H Beckedahl - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally many valuable karst resources are under severe threat due to anthropogenic
activities. This paper presents a review of the geomorphology of karst landforms including …

Evidence for contemporaneous deposition of the Duitschland and Rooihoogte formations (Transvaal Supergroup): Implications for tempo and mode of Earth's Great …

JC Havsteen, IC Kleinhanns, S Schröder… - Precambrian …, 2023 - Elsevier
The stratigraphic correlation of the ca. 2353±18 Ma to 2316±7 Ma Duitschland and
Rooihoogte formations, Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa, becomes critically important …

[HTML][HTML] Geodynamic mechanism and classification of basins in the Earth system

Y Ju, G Wang, S Li, Y Sun, Y Suo, I Somerville, W Li… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
The sedimentary basin is a basic geological unit in the Earth system: its formation and
evolution are controlled mainly by plate tectonics and geodynamics, which have produced a …

Lithostratigraphy, sedimentary petrography and geochemistry of the upper Karoo Supergroup in the central Kalahari Karoo sub-basin, Botswana

F Franchi, T Kelepile, A Di Capua, MCJ De Wit… - Journal of African Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kalahari Karoo Basin of Botswana is an intracratonic basin developed in south-
central Gondwana and is filled with Upper Carboniferous–Lower Jurassic Karoo …

Prolonged drought periods over the last four decades increase flood intensity in southern Africa

F Franchi, S Mustafa, D Ariztegui, FJ Chirindja… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa, climate change and the intensification of human activities
have altered the hydrological balance and modified the recurrence of extreme hydroclimatic …

Modern sediment records of hydroclimatic extremes and associated potential contaminant mobilization in semi-arid environments: lessons learnt from recent flood …

F Franchi, JME Ahad, J Geris, G Jhowa… - Journal of Soils and …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this work was to identify and analyze the records of flood-drought cycles
as preserved in the sediments of the Notwane reservoir, southern Botswana, in order to …

Characteristics of a Tonian reef rimmed shelf before the onset of Cryogenian: insights from Neoproterozoic Kunihar Formation, Simla Group, Lesser Himalaya

A Thorie, A Mukhopadhyay, P Mazumdar… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kunihar Formation records evolution of a unique rimmed shelf during the
Tonian, before the Cryogenian/Marinoan glaciation of Krol Formation, Lesser Himalaya. The …

Groundwater recharge using the chloride mass balance method in the Kanye area, in southeast Botswana

TK Segobaetso, NT Tafesse, RBM Mapeo… - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reports on groundwater recharge evaluation conducted in the area around
Kanye village in southeast Botswana, using the chloride mass balance (CMB) technique …

Geophysical and geological investigation of the spatial and subsurface extent of the Segwagwa and Masoke igneous ring complexes in southeast Botswana …

KN Matende, RT Ranganai, KL Mickus… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Segwagwa-Masoke Igneous Ring Complex (SMIRC) occurs within the Kanye
Basin and is part of a suite of elliptical igneous complexes in SE Botswana. We used map …

Sedimentary and stratigraphic architecture of the Duitschland and Rooihoogte formations (Palaeoproterozoic, South Africa): implications for tempo of the Great …

NJ Beukes, S Schröder - South African Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Determining the tempo and causality of key palaeoclimate events recorded in sedimentary
strata depends on high-resolution numerical ages and well-constrained stratigraphic …