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1 Geological Survey of Namibia, 1 Aviation Road, Windhoek, Namibia
2 Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Dropstone-bearing glaciomarine sedimentary rocks of the Ghaub Formation within metamorphosed Neoproterozoic basinal strata (Swakop Group) in central Namibia contain interbedded mafic lava flows and thin felsic ash beds. U-Pb zircon geochronology of an ash layer constrains the deposition of the glaciomarine sediments to 635.5 ± 1.2 Ma, providing an age for what has been described as a "Marinoan-type" glaciation. In addition, this age provides a maximum limit for the proposed lower boundary of the terminal Proterozoic (Ediacaran) system and period. Combined with reliable age constraints from other Neoproterozoic glacial units—the ca. 713 Ma Gubrah Member (Oman) and the 580 Ma Gaskiers Formation (Newfoundland)—these data provide unequivocal evidence for at least three, temporally discrete, glacial episodes during Neoproterozoic time with interglacial periods, characterized by prolonged positive 
13C excursions, lasting at most 
50– 80 m.y.
Key Words: Neoproterozoic • glaciation • zircon • geochronology • Marinoan • Ediacaran
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