Nature de la pente continentale au Sud du Cap des Trois Pointes (Ghana, Afrique)

Ferruginous sandstones and slightly metamorphosed sandstones have been dredged on the continental slope off the Ghanaian coast at depths of 3 500 to 2 000 m. Their attribution to the Paleozoic series known on dry land is not quite obvious, though some lithologic affinities exist. As a consequence, the continental slope in this area, which corresponds to the structural continuation of the Romanche fracture zone, is partially of sedimentary nature.