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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geology

Eriksson, PG

MSc PhD(Natal) Dr Rer Nat Habil(Ludwig-Maximilians Univ München) - Professor

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Telephone number: 012 420 2238
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: pat@postino.up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Basin analysis: Transvaal and Waterberg basins

Precambrian crustal evolution

Karoo coal deposition: Controls on swamp formation

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Simpson EL, Eriksson KA, Eriksson PG, Bumby AJ: 2002. Eolian dune degradation and generation of massive sandstone bodies in the paleoproterozoic Makgabeng Formation, Waterberg Group, South Africa. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Section A: Sedimentary Petrology and Processes, 72 (1), pp 40-45.

Bumby AJ, Eriksson PG, van der Merwe R, Steyn GL: 2002. A half-graben setting for the Proterozoic Soutpansberg Group (South Africa): evidence from the Blouberg area. Sedimentary Geology, 147 / Aug, pp 37-56.

Catuneanu O, Eriksson PG: 2002. Sequence stratigraphy of the Precambrian Rooihoogte-Timeball Hill rift succession, Transvaal Basin, South Africa. Sedimentary Geology, 147, pp 71-88.

Bose PK, Sarkar S, Eriksson PG: 2002. Rift Basins: Sedimentology and Palaeontology- Chanda Memorial Issue. Sedimentary Geology, 147, pp 1-2.

Chapters in books:

Donaldson JA, Eriksson PG, Altermann W: 2002. Actualistic versus non-actualistic conditions in the Precambrian sedimentary record: reappraisal of an enduring discussion. In Precambrian Sedimentary Environments: A Modern Approach to Ancient Depositional Systems, Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp 3-13.

Eriksson PG, Altermann W, Eberhardt L, Arend-Heidbrinck S, Bumby AJ: 2002. Palaeoproterozoic epeiric sea palaeoenvironments: the Silverton Formation (Pretoria Group, Transvaal Supergroup), South Africa. In Precambrian Sedimentology Environments: A modern approach to ancient depositional systems, Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp 351-367.

 

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