Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8907020 | Earth and Planetary Science Letters | 2018 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
We use a range of techniques to show that sediments were derived from Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks that blanket North Africa, Arabian-Nubian Shield basement terranes, and Ethiopian CFB's. We see no significant input from Archaean cratons supplied directly via the White Nile in any of our samples. Whilst there are subtle differences between our Nile delta samples from the Oligocene and Pliocene compared to those from the Miocene and Pleistocene, the overall stability of our signal throughout the delta record, and its similarity to the modern Nile signature, indicates no major change in the Nile's drainage from Oligocene to present day.
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Authors
Laura Fielding, Yani Najman, Ian Millar, Peter Butterworth, Eduardo Garzanti, Giovanni Vezzoli, Dan Barfod, Ben Kneller,