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Page 101
... nappes of the Naukluft Nappe Complex . The basement is found mainly on the western and north- ern side of the mountains , and consists of meta - sedimentary and meta - vol- canic rocks , gneisses and granites , varying in age between ...
... nappes of the Naukluft Nappe Complex . The basement is found mainly on the western and north- ern side of the mountains , and consists of meta - sedimentary and meta - vol- canic rocks , gneisses and granites , varying in age between ...
Page 102
... Nappe , while the Zebra Nappe is composed of quartzite , black lime- stone , conglomerate , shale and dolomite . Shale , conglomerate and dolomite make up the Pavian Nappe , and the Kudu Nappe contains dolomite , lime- stone , shale and ...
... Nappe , while the Zebra Nappe is composed of quartzite , black lime- stone , conglomerate , shale and dolomite . Shale , conglomerate and dolomite make up the Pavian Nappe , and the Kudu Nappe contains dolomite , lime- stone , shale and ...
Page 103
... Nappe Dassie Nappe Kudu Nappe Cenozoic Zebra Nappe Nama Group soft , semi - friable , porous limestone is formed. Fig . 8.22.1 : The geology of the Naukluft . Fig . 8.22.2 : The tufa formation on farm Blässkranz. Naukluft 103.
... Nappe Dassie Nappe Kudu Nappe Cenozoic Zebra Nappe Nama Group soft , semi - friable , porous limestone is formed. Fig . 8.22.1 : The geology of the Naukluft . Fig . 8.22.2 : The tufa formation on farm Blässkranz. Naukluft 103.
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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