A Damara orogen perspective on the assembly of southwestern Gondwana

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Main Authors: Gray, David R, Foster, David, Meert, J.G., Goscombe, B D, Armstrong, Richard, Trouw, R.A.J., Passchier, C.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London
• Subjects: Keywords: basin evolution; craton; deformation; foreland basin; Gondwana; metamorphism; paleomagnetism; Pan African orogeny; supercontinent; thrust; Africa; Damara Belt; Kaoko Belt; Mozambique; Namibia; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Adamastor; Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/38295; https://doi.org/10.1144/SP294.14; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/38295/5/ArmstrongRA_RSES_Gray_A_Damara_orogen_perspective.pdf.jpg; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/38295/7/01_Gray_A_Damara_orogen_perspective_on_2008.pdf.jpg

The Pan-African Damara orogenic system records Gondwana amalgamation involving serial suturing of the Congo-São Francisco and Río de la Plata cratons (North Gondwana) from 580 to 550 Ma, before amalgamation with the Kalahari-Antarctic cratons (South Gon