The Roadside Geology of Namibia |
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Page 130
... side of the road . The road crosses numerous ephemeral river beds , which flow towards the Swakop River in the S. One of these , the Ozombanda River , is crossed some 34 km from Okahandja , and to the S this river has incised deeply ...
... side of the road . The road crosses numerous ephemeral river beds , which flow towards the Swakop River in the S. One of these , the Ozombanda River , is crossed some 34 km from Okahandja , and to the S this river has incised deeply ...
Page 186
... side of the road . After 10 km the road makes another turn to the S and Schwarzrand Subgroup limestones crop out on either side of the road . There are two springs in this area , which are due to the contact of water - carrying ...
... side of the road . After 10 km the road makes another turn to the S and Schwarzrand Subgroup limestones crop out on either side of the road . There are two springs in this area , which are due to the contact of water - carrying ...
Page 222
... side of the road , a huge quarry has been opened up in the overlying Tsumeb Subgroup dolomites , which has been used for railroad ballast . At this locality , the road passes close to the hinge zone of the Otavi Val- ley syncline ...
... side of the road , a huge quarry has been opened up in the overlying Tsumeb Subgroup dolomites , which has been used for railroad ballast . At this locality , the road passes close to the hinge zone of the Otavi Val- ley syncline ...
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