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Page 91
... complex in satellite photographs is roughly circular , however , on the ground , the outer contact with the Goboboseb lavas is often obscured by Cenozoic sediments . Dat- ing of the various rock units of the Messum Complex has ...
... complex in satellite photographs is roughly circular , however , on the ground , the outer contact with the Goboboseb lavas is often obscured by Cenozoic sediments . Dat- ing of the various rock units of the Messum Complex has ...
Page 186
... Complex . The Gariep Complex represents the equivalent of the Damara Orogen in southern Namibia . It was deposited in an ocean to the W of the Kaapvaal Craton from 900 Ma ago onwards , and underwent metamorphism during the Pan African ...
... Complex . The Gariep Complex represents the equivalent of the Damara Orogen in southern Namibia . It was deposited in an ocean to the W of the Kaapvaal Craton from 900 Ma ago onwards , and underwent metamorphism during the Pan African ...
Page 261
... Complex is intruded by the slightly younger Kunene Complex , where anorthosite is the main rock type . Ultramafic to mafic , syenitic and carbonatitic intru- sions of the Kunene Complex can be seen along road 3702 , which turns off to ...
... Complex is intruded by the slightly younger Kunene Complex , where anorthosite is the main rock type . Ultramafic to mafic , syenitic and carbonatitic intru- sions of the Kunene Complex can be seen along road 3702 , which turns off to ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Namibia from the Archaean to the Cenozoic | 9 |
An overview of the Namibian mineralogy | 23 |
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amphibolites basalts Belt Brandberg Brukkaros calcrete Cenozoic Cenozoic sediments column for route composed conglomerate Craton Cretaceous crossed Damara Damara Granite Damara Orogen Damara Sequence deposits diamond dolerite dolomite dunes Dwyka Formation dykes Erongo Escarpment Etendeka Etjo Fault Fish River Subgroup fossils Geological gneisses Grootfontein Hakos Group Henties Bay hills Hohewarte Complex Huab intruded Kalahari Basin Kalahari Group Karibib Karoo Sequence Keetmanshoop Kuibis Subgroup Kuiseb Formation Kunene landscape layers limestone Lüderitz Maltahöhe marble Mesoproterozoic metamorphic meteorite minerals Mulden Group Namaqualand Namaqualand Complex Namib Desert Namibia Nappe Naukluft northern Nosib Group occur Okahandja Omaruru Orange River Otavi Otavi Group Otjiwarongo outcrops Outjo overlain overlying PALAEOPROTEROZOIC pegmatites peneplain prominent quartz latite quartzite ridge road continues road cuts rocks sand sandstone schist Schwarzrand Subgroup seen Sesfontein shale sills Sinclair Sequence Spitzkuppe Swakop Group Swakopmund terrane underlain thrust Tsondab Tsumeb Tsumeb Subgroup turn-off Ugab underlain by Cenozoic valley volcanic Windhoek Zone