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Wladyslaw Altermann is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Environmental Engineering, and Paleontology.

Their primary research topics cover a range of geological and environmental studies, focusing on:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Altermann's recent scholarly output includes key papers published between 2020 and 2023. Notable works include:

  • "Evaluation of the lithofacies, petrography, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the onshore Cretaceous Zululand Basin in South Africa for geological CO2 storage" (2021, International journal of greenhouse gas control)
  • "Lithostratigraphy of the Palaeoproterozoic Hekpoort Formation (Pretoria Group, Transvaal Supergroup), South Africa" (2020, South African Journal of Geology)
  • "Identification of a new 485 Ma post-orogenic mafic dyke swarm east of the Pan-African Saldania-Gariep Belt of South Africa" (2021, Precambrian Research)
  • "Data for evaluation of the onshore Cretaceous Zululand Basin in South Africa for geological CO2 storage" (2021, Data in Brief)
  • "The Greater Cederberg-False Bay Large Igneous Province in South Africa: A southern node of widespread magmatism associated with South Atlantic rifting" (2023, South African Journal of Geology)

Their publications are frequently found in the following venues:

  • South African Journal of Geology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Data in Brief
  • International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • Precambrian Research

Collaborations form a significant part of Altermann's research, working regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Cole G. Kingsbury
  • Martin B. Klausen
  • Ulf Söderlund
  • Richard E. Ernst
  • Zakhele H Nkosi

Best Publications

  • Precambrian clastic sedimentation systems

    P.G. Eriksson;K.C. Condie;H. Tirsgaard;W.U. Mueller

  • Atlas of microbial mat features preserved within the siliciclastic rock record

    Juergen Schieber;Pradip K. Bose;Patrick G. Eriksson;Santanu Banerjee

  • Chronological correlations between the Pilbara and Kaapvaal cratons

    D.R. Nelson;D.R. Nelson;A.F. Trendall;W. Altermann

  • Cyanobacterial calcification and its rock-building potential during 3.5 billion years of Earth history

    W. Altermann;J. Kazmierczak;A. Oren;D. T. Wright

  • The Geologic Time Scale 2012 2-Volume Set

    MJ Kranendonk;W Altermann;BL Beard;PF Hoffman

  • Sedimentation rates, basin analysis and regional correlations of three Neoarchaean and Palaeoproterozoic sub-basins of the Kaapvaal craton as inferred from precise U–Pb zircon ages from volcaniclastic sediments

    Wladyslaw Altermann;David R. Nelson

  • Archean microfossils: a reappraisal of early life on Earth.

    Wladyslaw Altermann;Józef Kazmierczak

  • An overview of the geology of the Transvaal Sequence and Bushveld Complex, South Africa

    P. G. Eriksson;P. J. Hattingh;W. Altermann

  • Microfossils from the Neoarchean Campbell Group, Griqualand West Sequence of the Transvaal Supergroup, and their paleoenvironmental and evolutionary implications.

    Wladyslaw Altermann;J.William Schopf

  • Geochemical and ion-microprobe U-Pb zircon constraints on the Archaean evolution of Singhbhum Craton, eastern India

    David R. Nelson;H.N. Bhattacharya;Eric R. Thern;W. Altermann

  • Major influences on the evolution of the 2.67–2.1 Ga Transvaal basin, Kaapvaal craton

    P.G Eriksson;W Altermann;O Catuneanu;R van der Merwe

  • The 2.7–2.0 Ga volcano-sedimentary record of Africa, India and Australia: evidence for global and local changes in sea level and continental freeboard

    P.G. Eriksson;R. Mazumder;S. Sarkar;P.K. Bose

  • Neoarchean biomineralization by benthic cyanobacteria.

    Józef Kazmierczak;Wladyslaw Altermann

  • U-Pb zircon age for a tuff in the Campbell Group, Griqualand West Sequence, South Africa: Implications for Early Proterozoic rock accumulation rates

    E. S. Barton;W. Altermann;I.S. Williams;C. B. Smith

  • Precambrian sedimentary environments : a modern approach to ancient depositional systems

    Wladyslaw Altermann;Patricia L. Corcoran

  • Sedimentation patterns during the Precambrian : a unique record?

    P.K. Bose;P.G. Eriksson;S. Sarkar;D.T. Wright

  • A Chronostratigraphic Division of the Precambrian: Possibilities and Challenges

    Martin J. Van Kranendonk;Wladyslaw Altermann;Brian L. Beard;Paul F. Hoffman

  • An introduction to Precambrian basins: their characteristics and genesis

    P.G Eriksson;M.A Martins-Neto;D.R Nelson;L.B Aspler

  • Accretion, Trapping and Binding of Sediment in Archean Stromatolites—Morphological Expression of the Antiquity of Life

    Wladyslaw Altermann

  • Mesoarchaean-Palaeoproterozoic stratigraphic record of the Singhbhum crustal province, eastern India: a synthesis

    Rajat Mazumder;Rajat Mazumder;A van Loon;L Mallik;Steven Reddy

Frequent Co-Authors

P.G. Eriksson
P.G. Eriksson University of Pretoria
Octavian Catuneanu
Octavian Catuneanu University of Alberta
Wolfgang M. Heckl
Wolfgang M. Heckl Deutsches Museum
Martin J. Van Kranendonk
Martin J. Van Kranendonk Curtin University
Robert W. Stark
Robert W. Stark Technical University of Darmstadt
Stephan Kempe
Stephan Kempe Technical University of Darmstadt
Clark M. Johnson
Clark M. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kunio Kaiho
Kunio Kaiho Tohoku University
Brian L. Beard
Brian L. Beard University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ian S. Williams
Ian S. Williams Australian National University

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