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A Andrelandia Series, 431 Accraian Series, 352-354 AnnobonI~and,530-531 Acre Series, 55 Antarctic Peninsula, 210 Acre subbasin, 32 Anwiafutu Limestone, 361 A<;:u Formation, 122 Apollonian System, 361 A<;:ungui group, 433 Apora high, 92 Adamaoua Belt, 375 Aptian, 12, 14,94,98,104,109,118,191, massif, 385 201,306,307,308,320,329 Adolphskraa1 Shale, 268 Argentine Adrar succession, 466 continental platform, 136-139 Agoula River series, 315 - 316 marginal basins Agua Bonita graben, 37 basement ridge, 143-145 Agulhas basin, 264 Cretaceous units, 152-155 Agwu Shales, 364 general geology, 139-162 Ahlmannrygg Group, 226, 227 geologie development, 162-163 Ajua Shales, 354 post-Upper Jurassie sediments, 145-152 Akawaian episode, 395 pre-Upper Jurassie basement, 140-152 Alagoas graben, 95, 98 structurallineaments, 158-162 Albian, 14,94,98,108,118,119,309,312, tectonics, 160-162 320,329,358-359,373 Tertiary, 155-158 Alian<;:a Formation, 94, 98 Argiles du bas fleuve, 330 Alter do Chäo Formation, 57 Arufu Limestone, 359 Amapa Series, 395 Ascension Island, 539, 540, 542, 543 Amazon basin, 30-31 analyses, 500 Carboniferous,48-54 geology, 497 -499 Devonian sedimentation, 45-49 petrology, geochemistry, 499-501 igneous rocks, 69-74 sedimentation history ,74-79 Assabu sandstone, 465 structural pattern, 32-37 Asu River Group, 359 tectonic activity, 40 Atlantic Ameki Formation, 368 high, 118 Amelang Formation, 232, 233 highland, 253 Amsaga Series, 466, 468 Awaga Series, 320 Anambra embayment, 384 Azile Series, 321

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B C Badagba quartzite, 474, 475 Cabe~as Formation, 61-62 Baikalian orogenie eycIe, 416 Cabinda basin, 304 Bakel-Akjoujt Series, 453 Cabo Ledo Formation, 340 Bakel Series, 460, 462 Caju Group, 118 Bambui Group, 432 Camaqua Group, 438 Barama Group, 393 Cambai Formation, 437 Barama-Mazaruni assemblage, 393, 394, 395 Cambrian Barbaeena Series, 430, 431 East Antaretiea, 228, 229 Barranea Final Formation, 157 Heritage Group, 229 Barreirinhas basin, 115-119 Cameroon Cretaeeous, 118 line,385,386,530 Qua ternary, 119 Mamfe Group, 358 stratigraphy, 118 Wealden, 357 -358 strueture, 115 Camorinha formation, 435 Barreiras Formation, 95 Campanian, 12, 101, 118, 124 Barreiras Group, 102, 122 Hidden Lake beds, 203 Bas-Congo basin, 304, 325, 326 James Ross Island, 207 eontinental fluvio-Iacustrine beds, 325-327 Pun ta Barrasso, 206 evaporite beds, 327-329 Snow Hili Island, 203 marine horizons, 329-333 Campos basin, 111 Beberibe Formation, 124 Candeias Formation, 94 Benin Formation, 370 Canelones basin, 152, 160, 164, 165 Benuegraben, 379, 380,381, 382, 384 Canudos Formation, 423, 427 Bidouw Sandstone, 268 Cap Lopez Series, 321 Bima Sandstone, 357, 372 Cape basin, evolution, 248-250 Birnin Gwari Sehist Formation, 479 Cape Legoupil Formation, 203 Birrimian metasediments, 469 Cape Supergroup, 247 System, 397 Cape Verde Islands, 4,544 B1aikloek Beds, 230 analyses,529 Bokkeveld basin, 261-269 geology,527-528 basin paleoeurrents, 263 petrology, geoehemistry, 528-529 Group, 260, 263 Cara~a Group, 430 Born Jardim Group, 438 Caraiba Group, 420 Boplaas Sandstone Formation, 267 Carboniferous Borraehudo granite, 429 Graywaeke-Shale Series, 191 Botany Bay beds, 202 Itaituba Formation, 49-51 Boundou sandstone, 460, 465 Monte Allegre Formation, 39, 49--50 Bouvet Island Parnaiba basin, 40, 63-64 analyses, 504 Caririan geology,501-503 folded belt, 416 petrology, geoehemistry, 503 orogenie area, 420, 425 Bove basin, 455, 456, 460 Carnallite-taehydrite-bisehofite oeeurrenee, Bragan~a-Jaeunda Area, 37 328 Brasiliano folded belt, 416 Castro Group, 434 orogenie eycIe, 16,416,417,427,433,437 Ceara Group, 38,425 Bravo Island, 528 Cedarberg Siltstone Formation, 256, 257, 258 Brazilian marginal basins, stratigraphy, Cenomanian, 101, 118, 122,309,330,339, 128-130 360-361,373 Brusque Group, 433 Ceres Subgroup, 261 Buem Formation, 399,470,471,472,482, Cerro Matrero formation, 200, 201 483 Cerro Toro Formation, 199,200,201,206 Buenos Aires HiIIs, 140 Chaeo group, 157 Burdwood Chain fraeture zone, 379 Bank, 139, 155, 158, 176 Chela Series, 327 basin, 139 Chilcas Formation, 155 Index 577

Chivoro-Caeata Series, 332 Deseado massif, 140, 143 Chubut Group, 152 Devonian Clanwilliam basin, 263-265 Aeeraian Series, 352-354 embayment, 265, 267 Amazon deposition, 46-49 Coari areh, 33,40 Bokkeveld basin, 261-269 Coeobeaeh formation, 308, 315, 316-318 Crashsite Quartzite, 229-230 Cod6 Formation, 68-69 Curua Formation, 38, 39, 44, 45 Coeroeni Group, 394 Erere formation, 44, 45 Coeroeni-Falawatra belt, 395 La Modesta Formation, 160 Colorado basin, 139, 152, 157, 160, 164, 166 Laneha Formation, 160 Comodoro Rivadavia formation, 152 Maeeuru Formation, 39,45 Complexe du Lime fine, 305-306 Parnaiba basin, 63-64 Coniacian, 101, 364-365 Sekondian Series, 354-355 Continental hamadien, 356-357 Diala-Bouanze series, 464 Continental interealaire, 356-357, 372 Diale Series, 398 Continental-lagoonal sequence, 307-308 Dibotinafala Series, 321 Corda Formation, 68 Divisor Formation, 56 Coruripe Dorotea Formation, 200 platform, 95 Dorsale Reguibat, 451, 466, 468 subgroup, 98 Dover Sandstone, 228, 231 Cotinguiba Formation, 101 Driekuilen Sandstone, 268 Crashsite Quartzite, 229-230 DukulFormation, 364 Cretaeeous Dwyka sediments, 282 Argentine marginal basins, 152-155 Barreirinhas basin, 118 Cameroons volcanic line, 385-387 E Cumberland Bay Series, 191 East Antaretica Exogyra beds, 295 late Paleozoie-early Mesozoie, 231-232 James Ross Island, 203 metamorphie eomplexes, 225-226 magnetie polarity, 562, 563 Precambrian strata, 226-228 Mossamedes basin, 343-344 Preeambrian to Permian, 228-231 ocean eireulation, 570 Ebenebe Sandstone, 367 Pamaiba basin, 67-69 Eburnean orogenie event, 398,402 Potiguar basin, 119-122 eyc1e, 478 Reeife-Jolio Pessoa basin, 122-124 granite, 469, 472, 481 Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, 98-101 migmatites, 480 Snow Hili Island Series, 212 provinee, 397,480 Cuaeuaeo Formation, 341 Effon Psammite Formation, 477, 481 Cuanza basin, 304, 333-341 Efia Nkwanta Beds, 354 eontinental-sublittoral beds, 335-336 EI Kleihouat Granite, 468 evaporite beds, 336-339 EI Pao, 393 marine horizons, 339-341 Elmina Sandstone, 354 Cuidad Piar-Guri fault system, 393 Enugu Shales, 365 Cumberland Bay Series, 191,207 Eoeene, 306, 323, 332, 366-369 CuruA Formation, 39, 44 Erere formation, 44, 45 Cuvo beds, 336 Espmto Santo basin, 102 stratigraphy, 104-108 D strueture, 102-104 Dahomey basement eomplex, 472 Essassa Series, 321 Dalema Series, 398 Estaneia Daly gap, 544-546 Formation, 92 Damara group, 98, 423 fold,404 platform, 95 geosyneline, 248 Etjo Beds, 294 System, 279 Etosha basin, 277, 282-285 Dange formation, 368 Eurydesma Beds, 285, 289, 290, 292 578 Index

Evaporite sequenee, 308-309, 319-320, Graywaeke-Shale Series, 191, 194, 196 327-329, 336-339 Guapore cra ton, 417 Ewekoro Sandstone, 367 Guiana shield, 392 Exogyra bed, 295-296

F H Falawatra Group, 394 Halle Blue Series, 330 Heritage Group, 229 Falt~me Series, 398, 465 Falemien synclinorium, 459 Hexrivier Formation, 267 Falkland (Malvinas) Chasm, 178 Hidden Lake Beds, 204 Fernando de Noronha, 539, 544 Huab massif, 404 analyses,522 geology, 521, 523 petrology, geoehemistry, 523-524 19babu Sandstone, 367 Fernando Poo, 530, 531 Igneous rocks, 209-211 Ferrer-Urbano Santos-Parnaiba arch, 118 Amazon Parnaiba basin, 69-74 Floresta-Recife fraeture zone, 124 Kaoko lavas, 14, 294 Fogo Kirwan Volcanies, 232 formation, 399 Parnaiba basin, 67 Island, 527, 528 Scotia Are, 183-184 Fossil Bluff area, 205 Igreja Nova Subgroup, 98 Franceville basin, 400 Ijebu Formation, 370 Freetown basic igneous eomplex, 458 Ijibiten massif,467 G nappes,467 Gabon basin, 304 Ikando series, 323 evaporite beds, 319-320 I1ha de Santana platform, 118 fluvio-Iaeustrine beds, 315 -319 I1ha Nova graben, 118 geology,313-325 Illo Group, 356, 372 marine horizons, 320-324 Imataca complex, 392, 393, 394 Gale Mudstone, 228 Imo Shales, 367 Gamka Sandstone, 266 Inaccessible Island, 514 Gangorra Formation, 119 Inhobo Series, 331 Ganikobis Shale Member, 286 Inner Congo basin, 305-306 fauna, age, 288-289 Iquitos areh, 32 Gao graben, 381, 382 Itabira Group, 430 Ghana Itaituba Formation, 49, 78 Aceraian series, 352-354 Itajai group, 435 Amisian System, 356 Italcolomi Group, 430 Birrimian,458 Itapeeuru Formation, 66, 69 Cenomanian, 360 Itauajuri Series, 56 Devonian,371 Ivory Coast Sekondian, 354-355 Albian,358 Gibeon Tillite Member, 286 Serie versicolore, 355 - 356 Gombe Sandstone, 365 Gongila Formation, 364 Goreeki Rhyolites, 228 J Gough Island, 5, 538, 542, 544 Jacobina Group, 420, 422 analyses,508 Jaibara Formation, 38 geology,505-507 James Ross Island Volcanie Group, 203, 204, petrology, geoehemistry, 507-509 212 Grande Serie Rouge, 321 Japoatao platform, 95 Grani tes Caraibes, 395 Jequitinhonha basin, 109 Granites Guyanais, 395 stratigraphy, structure, 109 Gratido Formation, 340 Jua Formation, 423 Index 579

Jurassie Liberian calc-alkaline volcanism, 221 age province, 396, 397, 398 Lassiter coast, 208 orogeny,402 Lower Cretaceous Fossil Bluff area, 205 Lion's Rump Group, 213 Reconcavo basin, 92 Loango Sandstone, 327 Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, 98 Longa formation, 62-63 Ju tul volcanics, 226 Luanda Formation, 341

M Maastrichtian (Maestrichtian), 119, 122, 124, K 155,166,313,322,323,331, 332,373, Kabre massif, 473 374,375 Kalahari Dorotea Formation, 200, 201 basin,277 Magallanes Basin, 136, 139, 152, 155, 157, depression, 279 158, 160, 162, 164, 165 Kalambaina Formation, 368 Walvis ridge, 8 Kambui Schists, 456, 458 Mabouaboua Series, 321 Kanuku Group, 394 Madiela Series, 320 Kaoko Lavas, 294 Maecuru Formation, 39,45,46 Kaokoveld glacial valleys, 282-285 Mako Series, 398 lee Sheet, 283 Makungi-Lengi beds, 329, 330 Karoopoort Shale, 268 Makurdi Formation, 359 Karroo Malmesbury basin, 271, 273 eugeosyncline, 248, 273 succession, 273 System, 404 Kasila Group, 457, 458, 474 Malvinas Keathley magnetic anomalies, 565 basin, 136, 139, 145, 152, 155, 157, 158, Kedougou inlier, 458, 460, 464 160, 164, 165, 166 Kenema assemblage, 456,457,458,466 Plateau, 139, 143, 155, 158 Kiffa series, 461-462, 464, 465 scarp, 139 KinleJe Beds, 326, 327 Mamfe Group, 372 Kirwan Volcanics, 232 Mamu Formation, 365 Klipbok Shale, 268 Mandarove basin, 322 Klipheuwel Formation, 249-250 Maningou Series, 321 Komandji Series, 321, 322 Mano-Moa Granulites, 456, 457 Kotick Point Beds, 203, 204 Mantle hot spots, 569-570 Kouande orthogneiss, 474 Manzadi beds, 331 Koulountou Series, 460, 461 Maquine Group, 429 Kushaka Schist Formation, 479 Maragogipe fault, 92 Kusherike Granite, 479-481 Maraj6 subbasin, 35, 56, 57 Kwahu Sandstone, 470 Marampa Formation, 457, 458 Kwango Series, 305, 306 Maranhao basin, 118, 119 Maria Farinha Formation, 124 Marine series, 309-310 Mata-Catu high, 92 L Mauritanian geosyncline, 371 La Coroni11a basement high, 113 Mauritanide belt, 451-455 La Tinta Group, 436 Mauritanides Lafaiete Formation, 431 Akjoujt region, 466-468 Lake Mentz Formation, 269 Senegal, 459-461 Lambarene horst, 317, 318, 325, 345 Sierra Leone, 455-459 Landana ridge, 327, 331 Mavuma beds, 329, 330 Lassiter Coast, 208 Mayombian orogeny, 402 Lavalleja Group, 438 Mayumbe uplands, 313 Lavras Group, 422 Mazaruni Group, 394, 395 580 Index

M'Bout Series, 462, 464 Nlonake fault, 386 Mejeria sandstone, 465 North Malvinas basin, 136, 139, 145, 164, 166 Mendogh Series, 320 North Scotia Ridge, 175, 176, 177, 178,211 Metarnorphic rocks Nova Lima Group, 428 Antarctic Peninsula, 188 Nova Olinda Formation,49, 51, 54, 56, 77, 78 South Shetland Islands, 188 Nsukka Formation, 365, 375 Meteor Deep, 178 N'Toum Marls and Limestones, 320 Miaba Formation, 423, 427 Mid-Atlantic Ridge anomaly pattern, 559 o Middle Amazon subbasin, 33, 35 Obosum Formation, 472-473 Middle Island, 515, 516 Odukpani Formation, 361 Miers Bluff formation, 191, 192, 193, Ogwashi-Asaba Formation, 370 194, 196 Ombucta Formation, 155, 157 Mina dei Carmen Formation, 152 Orange River depression, 277 Minas Gerais, 426, 431, 432 Ordovician Minas Series, 430, 431 glacial, 454 Miocene, 14,323-324,325,339,340-341, Nardouw Formation, 258 369-370,376 Oshosun Formation, 368 Moa Formation, 56 Oti Formation, 470 Monte Alegre Formation, 39,49-51,54 Owelli formation, 365 Monte Buckland Series, 200-201 Ozouri series, 323 Morro Vermelho Formation, 525 Mosqueiro graben, 95, 98 P Mossamedes basin, 304, 341-345 Pakhuis Tillite Formation, 256 Motuca formation, 65 Paleocene, 14,306,322-323,332,366-369, Mundeck Sandstone, 364 376 Mungo River Formation, 364 Palmeira Alta high, 95 Muribeca Formation, 98 Pampean Ranges, 140, 143 M'Vone Formation, 308, 315, 316, 327 Pan-African belt Liberia, 402 N Nigeria, 405 Nama shelf facies, 248 Pan-African thermotectonic event, 16, 17, 380, Nardouw Sandstone, 258, 266 397,399,400,401,402,447,448,449, Nauli Limestones, 362 468-470,484,485 N'Dombo Formation, 308, 315, 316, 317, Pan de Azucar granite, 439 327 Paraiba do Sul-folded belt, 426, 432, 433 Nelson Limestone, 228, 229 Paraiba-Desengano series, 432, 433 Neptune Group, 228, 229 Paramaca-Bonidoro--Orapu, 395 N'Golome shales, 340 Paramaca-Rosebel-Arminia,395 N'Goumbe series, 322, 323 Parnaiba basin, 32, 35, 40 Niger delta, 382-385 igneous rocks, 69-74 Nigeria location,29 Albian, 359, 360 Permian succession, 64-65 basement complex, 472 sedimentation history, 74-79 Bima Sandstone, 357 Silurian-Devonian, 58-63 Cenomanian, 361 subsidence, 44 Gundumi and lIlo groups, 356 uplift,42 Older Granites, 477 Parnaiba platform, 118 Pan-Africa belt, 399,405,406 Pastora-Carichapo assemblage, 393, 394 Yolde Formation, 357 Pastos Bons Formation, 65-67 Nightingale Island Patagonia Formation, 157 geology,515-516 Patagonian massif, 140, 143 petrology, geochemistry, 516 Patos Niokola-Koba Granite, 461, 464, 465 fracture zone, 124 Nkporo Shales, 365 lineament, 424 Index 581

Patuxent Formation, 228 Quissam ba series, 331 Pebas Formation, 57 Quixaba Formation, 521, 523 Pecora Formation, 231 Pecten Conglomerate, 213 R Pedra de Fogo Formation, 64-65 Raudberg Formation, 226 Pedro Luro Formation, 155 Recife-Joao Pessoa basin, 122-124 Pelotas basin, 113 -115 stra tigraphy, 124 Penedo horst, 95 structure, 122 -124 Penguin Island Group, 213 Remedios Formation, 521 Peninsula Formation, 253 Riachuelo Formation, 98, 101 Permian Ribeira beIt, 416, 433, 434 Amazon basin, 54 Rima Group, 356 Parnaibo succession, 64-65 Rio Azul Formation, 55 Sucurundi formation, 54 Rio Dande Formation, 340 Permo-Carboniferous Rio das Velhas Series, 428, 431 glacial marine beds, 285, 289 Rio de La Plata craton, 436 Whiteout Conglomerate, 230 Rio Grande Pholadomya pleuromyaeformis beds, 336 fauIt system, 144 Phosphate deposits, 122 rise, 5, 559, 561, 569 Piaui Rio Pardo Group, 427 Formation, 63-64 Ritscher Supergroup, 226, 227 graben, 118 Rokel River Group, 455-456, 457, 458, 459, Pidinga Formation, 364 471 Piedras de Afilar Formation, 439 Rokelide fold beIt, 455, 456, 457,459,461 Piekenier Formation, 250-253 Romanche fracture zone, 379 Pimenteira Formation, 60-61 Roraima Formation, 395 Pirabas Formation, 57 Royal Charlotte bank, 109 Piracicaba Group, 430 PIiocene, 94, 369-370 S Pointe Clariette Series, 322 Sahara Polarstar Formation, 230 Cenomanian, 361 Porongos Group, 437, 438 continental intercalaire, hamadien, 356- Poti Formation, 63 357 Potiguar basin, 119-122 Saionya Scarp Series, 456 Cretaceous, 122 Salado basin, 139, 152, 155, 160, 165, 166 stratigraphy, 119 Salamanca Formation, 157 structure, 119 ·Sambaiba formation, 67 Tertiary, 122 San Jorge basin, 139, 152, 157, 160, 164, 166 Pregui~a Formation, 95 San Martin formation, 152 Principe, 530, 531 Sandebugten Series, 191, 194, 196 analyses, 532 Sangafara Series, 465 Propria Santa Barbara Island, 104 folded belt, 416, 420, 423 Santa Cruz Formation, 158 geosyncline, 422 Santonian, 101, 124,200 Punta Barrossa Formation, 199, 206 Santos basin, 111, 113 Pyramiden Formation, 226 Slio Francisco craton, 420, 422 Q platform, 423 Quadrilfltero Ferrifero, 412, 428, 429, 430, Säo J 050 dei Rei group, 427, 431, 432 431 Säo Jo~ Formation, 523 Quemodo Formation, 198 Säo Luiz basin, 118 Quiet zone boundary, 565 Säo Miguel platform, 95 Quifangondo Formation, 340 S50 Roque group, 433 Quilitla series, 331 Slio Tome, 530, 531 Quimbriz series, 333 Sarmiento Formation, 199 582 Index

Schumacher Formation, 226 South Atlantic (cont'dj Scotia Are Paleozoic paleogeography, 292 - 294 Andean Orogeny, 205 sea floor spreading, 4, 566-569 basins, 177 -179 structure, 6-12 crustal structure, 179 --183 South Orkney Islands, 187 description, 171 South Sandwich evolution, 215-223 Fracture Zone, 178 geology,183-184 Islands,214-215 geotectonic setting, 175 -176 metamorphie rocks, 188 Gondwanian Orogeny, 195-198 Ridge, 172, 177 la te Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic Trench, 177, 182 sequences, 198-208 South Scotia Ridge, 211 late Paleozoic sedimentary sequences, Southwest Africa glacial marine beds, 285- 190-193 289 lithology and stratigraphy, 193-195 SpringhilI formation, 152 petrology and metamorphie facies, St. Helena, 541, 542, 545 186-189 analyses, 519 plutonic complexes, 208 geology, 517,530 structure, 189 --190 petrology, geochemistry, 517 -520 Segou-Madina Kouta Series, 398,453 St. Paul's Rocks, 534 Sekondi analyses,535 Sandstone, 354 Stettyn rise, 253, 265 Series, 354, 355 Stoneley Point Conglomerates, 204 Sekule Formation, 364-365 Straumsnutane Formation, 227 Selibabi Series, 461, 462 Sucurundi formation, 54-55 Sergi Formation, 94, 98 Swartkrans Shale, 267 Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, 95 stratigraphy, 95-102 T structure, 95 Taban Formation, 456, 465 Serie de Bonidoro, 395 Taganet-Assaba Series, 462, 465 Serie de L'Orapu, 395 Takoradi Serie de Paramaca, 395 Sandstone, 354 Serie des Gres polymorphes, 305 Shale, 354 Serie Tobifera, 199,206 Takutu Serie versicolore, 355-356, 363, 372 Formation, 394 Serra dos Carajas, 417 rift,394 Serra dos Orgaos Series, 433 Tandil HiUs, 140, 143 Serra Grande Formation, 37,42,58-60 Tanqua rise, 265 Seymour Island Series, 212 Taoudeni Shackleton Metamorphics, 230 basin, 453, 454 Sierra de Animas Formation, 439 succession, 465,466,468,472 Silurian Tarkwaian System, 397 Parnaiba basin, 41, 58-63 Tefidet graben, 381 Trombetas Formation, 37,38, 39,43-45 Tertiary Snow Hili Island Series, 203, 204, 207 Argentine marginal basins, 155-158 Sobradinho platform, 118 Barreirinhas basin, 119 Sokoto basin, 479 Espfrito Santo basin, 104, 109 South Atlantic Potiguar basin, 122 age of, 555-557,562-565 Recife-Joao Pessoa basin, 124 deep sea drilling, 4, 556, 570 Southwest Africa, 296-297 evolution, 566-569 Texaquara fault, 434 islands, 536-539, 543-544 Tindouf basin, 454 magnetic pattern, 557 -562 Tocantins arch, 41 model, 2-6 Togo Formation, 470,472,473,474,475, opening, 12 -14 482,483 Index 583

Torres syneline, 115 Vaza Barris Group, 98, 423 Traka Subgroup, 261, 263,267,268 Voltaian Group, 399, 470, 482 Tra-tra Formation, 267 Vondeling Shale, 269 Trebol formation, 152 Tres Pasos Formation, 200 W Trinidade, 538, 543, 544 Wageboom Shale, 267 analyses, 526 Walvis ridge, 5, 18, 559, 569 geology, 524~525 West Afriea marginal basins petrology, geochemistry, 525, 527 fauna and flora, 310~313 Trinity Peninsula Series, 192, 194, 196, 197, geology, 304~306 202,204 lithology,306--310 Tristan da Cunha, 5, 538,541,544,545, West Afriean eraton 546,569 ages, 448~451 analyses, 513 gravity anomalies, 450--451 geology, 510~512 orogenie model, 482 petrology, geoehemistry, 512~5l4 Pan-Afriean thermoteetonie event, 468~ Trollkjellrygg Group, 226, 227 470 Trombetas Formation, 37, 38,43,45 West Afriean tillites, 454 Tses Boulder~Mudstone Member, 286, 289 West Congo geosyncline, 402 Tueano Sul basin, 92 Whiteout Conglomerate, 230 Turonian, 101, 122, 309, 312, 321, 330, Windene granite, 469 362~366, 374 Winterhoek glaeiation, 256, 259~261 Witteberg U basin, 269~274 Uatumä Formation, 31, 38 Group,263 Uami Group, 420 Wuppertal sandstone, 268 Umana Sandstone, 367 Uomba Formation, 359 Y Upper Amazon Subbasin, 32 Yahgan Formation, 201, 207 Urfjell Group, 230, 231 Yolde Formation, 357,364 Uruyuano eycle, 431 Youkounkoun Series, 398,460,465 V Valado Formation, 525 Z Valeheta Massif, 140 Zapata Formation, 200, 206 Valdes basin, 139, 145, 152, 164 Zli sandstone, 454