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Page 157
... Further on , after about 3 km , the valley widens considerably , and another valley branches off to the W. At the end of this valley , the limestone of the Dassie Nappe is exposed . Next to the road , which now closely follows the ...
... Further on , after about 3 km , the valley widens considerably , and another valley branches off to the W. At the end of this valley , the limestone of the Dassie Nappe is exposed . Next to the road , which now closely follows the ...
Page 188
... further upgraded these deposits by locally forming particularly rich deflation and aeolian diamond plac- ers . As one reaches the Orange River the first mine workings that can be seen are S of the river , within the Republic of South ...
... further upgraded these deposits by locally forming particularly rich deflation and aeolian diamond plac- ers . As one reaches the Orange River the first mine workings that can be seen are S of the river , within the Republic of South ...
Page 218
... further 12 km , and from here to Otjiwarongo the terrane is underlain by Damaran granite , which also forms the ... further the Jägershof Mountain , which is part of a NE - striking marble range , soars to an impressive 1656 m to the W ...
... further 12 km , and from here to Otjiwarongo the terrane is underlain by Damaran granite , which also forms the ... further the Jägershof Mountain , which is part of a NE - striking marble range , soars to an impressive 1656 m to the W ...
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