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... Erongo is also the locality where well - known German geologist Hans Cloos undertook his fundamental studies on granite published in his book " Gespräch mit der Erde " ( Cloos 1951 ) . The ... Erongo Complex consists of a series. Erongo 65.
... Erongo is also the locality where well - known German geologist Hans Cloos undertook his fundamental studies on granite published in his book " Gespräch mit der Erde " ( Cloos 1951 ) . The ... Erongo Complex consists of a series. Erongo 65.
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... Erongo granite is volumetrically the most important intrusive phase of the Erongo Complex , and is found as isolated stocks , dykes and sills around the complex . The granite is a massive , coarse - grained , equigranular leucocratic ...
... Erongo granite is volumetrically the most important intrusive phase of the Erongo Complex , and is found as isolated stocks , dykes and sills around the complex . The granite is a massive , coarse - grained , equigranular leucocratic ...
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... Erongo granite ( Pirajno & Schlögl 1987 , Pirajno 1990 ) . Geochemical variation diagrams show that the felsic volcanic and intru- sive units of the Erongo Complex can be derived from a common magma source . Emmermann ( 1979 ) suggested ...
... Erongo granite ( Pirajno & Schlögl 1987 , Pirajno 1990 ) . Geochemical variation diagrams show that the felsic volcanic and intru- sive units of the Erongo Complex can be derived from a common magma source . Emmermann ( 1979 ) suggested ...
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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