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... cratons occur , namely the Kaapvaal Craton and the Zimbab- we Craton ( Fig . 2.2 ) . The Kaapvaal Craton stabilised about 3000 Ma ago , and consists of sediments resting on granites , gneisses and deformed greenstones . In the Zimbabwe ...
... cratons occur , namely the Kaapvaal Craton and the Zimbab- we Craton ( Fig . 2.2 ) . The Kaapvaal Craton stabilised about 3000 Ma ago , and consists of sediments resting on granites , gneisses and deformed greenstones . In the Zimbabwe ...
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... Craton < xxx xxxx X X XX Mozambique Belt x x x + 28 x x x x x X X X X X X x X X X X X X X x x x X X x x X X X X X XXX x x ( x X Namaqua - Natal Belt Younger Cratons < 2500m.y . SOUTH AFRICA Older Cratons > 2500m.y . 24 0 200 400km 32 ...
... Craton < xxx xxxx X X XX Mozambique Belt x x x + 28 x x x x x X X X X X X x X X X X X X X x x x X X x x X X X X X XXX x x ( x X Namaqua - Natal Belt Younger Cratons < 2500m.y . SOUTH AFRICA Older Cratons > 2500m.y . 24 0 200 400km 32 ...
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Gabi Schneider. Kalahari Craton Quartzite Lagoon Reef Reef talus OCEANIC CRUST Kalahari Craton Silt and clay Ocean Sediments Congo Craton OCEANIC CRUST Fig . 3.4 : Continental break - up during the evolution of the Damara Orogen . Congo ...
Gabi Schneider. Kalahari Craton Quartzite Lagoon Reef Reef talus OCEANIC CRUST Kalahari Craton Silt and clay Ocean Sediments Congo Craton OCEANIC CRUST Fig . 3.4 : Continental break - up during the evolution of the Damara Orogen . Congo ...
Contents
Namibia from the Archaean to the Cenozoic | 9 |
An overview of the Namibian mineralogy | 23 |
Present mineral production and exploration | 29 |
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amphibolites basalts Belt Brandberg Brukkaros calcrete Cenozoic Cenozoic sediments column for route composed conglomerate Craton Cretaceous crossed 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