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Page 87
... Kuiseb Formation of the Damara Sequence ( Fig . 8.16.1 ) . The incised course of the Kuiseb River also preserves a partial record of the style of that drainage system prior to the erosion downwards into the canyon . At the lookout point ...
... Kuiseb Formation of the Damara Sequence ( Fig . 8.16.1 ) . The incised course of the Kuiseb River also preserves a partial record of the style of that drainage system prior to the erosion downwards into the canyon . At the lookout point ...
Page 149
... Kuiseb Formation . The Kuiseb River is reached 3 km after the signpost " Kuiseb Pass " , and is crossed by a bridge . At this crossing , the river is in a steep canyon incised into schist of the Kuiseb Formation . The Kuiseb River is ...
... Kuiseb Formation . The Kuiseb River is reached 3 km after the signpost " Kuiseb Pass " , and is crossed by a bridge . At this crossing , the river is in a steep canyon incised into schist of the Kuiseb Formation . The Kuiseb River is ...
Page 210
... Kuiseb Formation , Damara Se- quence . The Kuiseb Formation is an almost 1000 m thick sequence of mica - schist , quartzite and meta - greywacke , formed from sediments deposited in a spreading ocean , that have undergone metamorphism ...
... Kuiseb Formation , Damara Se- quence . The Kuiseb Formation is an almost 1000 m thick sequence of mica - schist , quartzite and meta - greywacke , formed from sediments deposited in a spreading ocean , that have undergone metamorphism ...
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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