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... sediments for the next 25 km . The Dwyka Formation was deposited under glacial conditions some 300 Ma ago , with a basal tillite overlain by mudstone , sandstone and sandy limestone . Some small outcrops of the overlying Kalkrand Basalt ...
... sediments for the next 25 km . The Dwyka Formation was deposited under glacial conditions some 300 Ma ago , with a basal tillite overlain by mudstone , sandstone and sandy limestone . Some small outcrops of the overlying Kalkrand Basalt ...
Page 197
... sediments of the Dwyka Formation . The plateau seen on the southern side of the road some 25 km E of Karasburg consists of Karoo do- lerites , which intruded the sediments of the Kuibis Subgroup . Some 31 km E of Karas- burg , the road ...
... sediments of the Dwyka Formation . The plateau seen on the southern side of the road some 25 km E of Karasburg consists of Karoo do- lerites , which intruded the sediments of the Kuibis Subgroup . Some 31 km E of Karas- burg , the road ...
Page 256
... sediments along their flanks within synclines plunging towards the S. The contact between these two lithologies is well marked by a change in vegetation . Meanwhile to the W , Etendeka volcanics are still prominent . About 48 km N of ...
... sediments along their flanks within synclines plunging towards the S. The contact between these two lithologies is well marked by a change in vegetation . Meanwhile to the W , Etendeka volcanics are still prominent . About 48 km N of ...
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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