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... weathering which led to the formation of small and large dolerite boulders strewn over the hilly sur- face of the sills and their vicinity . One such site is at the famous Quiver Tree ( Kokerboom ) Forest on Farm Gariganus ( Fig . 8.5.1 ) ...
... weathering which led to the formation of small and large dolerite boulders strewn over the hilly sur- face of the sills and their vicinity . One such site is at the famous Quiver Tree ( Kokerboom ) Forest on Farm Gariganus ( Fig . 8.5.1 ) ...
Page 123
... weathering , and thereby playing a decisive role in the for- mation of the Waterberg ( Fig . 8.32.1 ) . The vertical displacement of the rocks adjacent to the thrust is at least 700 m . Associated with Gondwana break - up some 130 Ma ...
... weathering , and thereby playing a decisive role in the for- mation of the Waterberg ( Fig . 8.32.1 ) . The vertical displacement of the rocks adjacent to the thrust is at least 700 m . Associated with Gondwana break - up some 130 Ma ...
Page 146
... weathering produces the red sand visible on the road and after 3 km , still on farm Göllschau , well developed onionskin weathering of the granite can be observed . There- after the road moves into dolomites of the Corona Formation on ...
... weathering produces the red sand visible on the road and after 3 km , still on farm Göllschau , well developed onionskin weathering of the granite can be observed . There- after the road moves into dolomites of the Corona Formation on ...
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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