INDEX 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, 321 575 576 Index 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,