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Page 65
... consist of mica schists and meta - greywackes of the Kuiseb Formation and various intrusions of granites . In the SE , the rocks of the Erongo Complex overlie the Triassic Lions Head Formation , which consists of conglomer- ates ...
... consist of mica schists and meta - greywackes of the Kuiseb Formation and various intrusions of granites . In the SE , the rocks of the Erongo Complex overlie the Triassic Lions Head Formation , which consists of conglomer- ates ...
Page 136
... consists of Kuiseb Formation quartz biotite schist intruded by Damaran granite , which is capped by Karoo conglomerates and arkoses of the Krantzberg Formation . The sedi- ments are in turn overlain by basaltic lavas of the Erongo ...
... consists of Kuiseb Formation quartz biotite schist intruded by Damaran granite , which is capped by Karoo conglomerates and arkoses of the Krantzberg Formation . The sedi- ments are in turn overlain by basaltic lavas of the Erongo ...
Page 236
... consists of limestone and dolomite of the Tsumeb Subgroup . The area between here and the entrance into the Etosha National Park consists of two E - W trending synclines separated and enveloped by anticlines . A synclinal structure ...
... consists of limestone and dolomite of the Tsumeb Subgroup . The area between here and the entrance into the Etosha National Park consists of two E - W trending synclines separated and enveloped by anticlines . A synclinal structure ...
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