Creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike. In 1967, when the first expedition was organized, there was little information on the geology of the area, and even geographic base maps were lacking. Cratons themselves are tectonically inactive, but can occur near active margins, with the wac extending across 14 countries in western african, coming together in the late. Also cenozoic volcanic and sedimentary rocks occur, including those of the east african rift valley transecting. Geology of ethiopia ethiopia has a complex geological history represented in three major geological terrains. Although more recent and more detailed mapping is available in many areas see current regional geologic map series, above, this set of maps is still the most detailed interpretation available for the entire state. Mineraldeposit model for lithiumcesiumtantalum pegmatites. Maputaland %m msikaba dm mfongosi, tugela, ntingwe. Implications on provenance and evolution akindele o. The greater kalahari craton in southern africa is commonly regarded as an. Stratigraphic relations and paleomagnetic and geochemical correlations of ignimbrites of the heise volcanic field, eastern snake river plain, eastern idaho and western wyoming. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Regional geology geologically, the study area covers part of the junction between the granitegreenstone terrain of the northeastern part of the kaapvaal craton and the highly metamorphic rocks of the southern marginal zone of the limpopo mobile belt. Regional geology of africa computer file, 1991 worldcat. The west african craton wac is one of the five cratons of the precambrian basement rock of africa that make up the african plate, the others being the kalahari craton, congo craton, saharan metacraton and tanzania craton. African, congo and tanzanian cratons, these extend to 225250 km depth, but beneath the. People, places and globalization is designed for students to experience and study as much of the world as possible within a limited amount of time. Upper mantle p and s wave velocity structure of the kalahari. Events that greatly shaped ethiopian geology is the assembly and breakup of gondwana and the presentday rifting of africa rocks formed by the east african orogeny 880 to 550 million years ago make up the oldest geological units in ethiopia. It provides a complete, consistent view of the geology of the. Regional geology of africa 1991 edition open library. If you are interested in south africa and the geography of africa our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need. For example, if you want to read more details about the zululand group. This course deals with the detailed geologic aspects of the different rock systems of the eastern region of africa including burundi, kenya, rwanda, sudan, tanzania, uganda and the democratic republic of congo drc. This balanced and comprehensive overview of geology, tectonics, and mineral resources of africa presents multifarious facets of archean to quaternary geology. Special volume of the 24th colloquium of african geology.
It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief. The geologic atlas of california 19581969 the geologic atlas of california was published between 1958 and 1969. Pdf regional geology of southern africa asser frans. The journal of african earth sciences sees itself as the prime geological journal for all aspects of the earth sciences about the african plate. Geology and total petroleum systems of the westcentral. Geology and development in southern africa sciencedirect. Geology of afar east africa jacques varet springer. The geologic systems are discussed in terms of their genesis, lithology, structure, stratigraphy, age, metamorphism and mineralisation. Click download or read online button to get regional geology and tectonics book now. African geology, pan african orogen, archaean cratons, african rift, hot spots, plume. Beaulieu oregon department of geology and mineral industries 1972 governing board fayette i. Abstracts only from 1998 to 1999, citations only from 1984 to 1997.
Central african republic niger delta w a l vis ridge angola cabinda namibe basin geology and total petroleum systems of the westcentral coastal province 7203, west africa u. Lower crustal exhumation under transtension during the. Petters this balanced and comprehensive overview of geology, tectonics, and mineral resources of africa presents multifarious facets of archean to quaternary geology, including aspects of plate tectonics evolution and geological history of the earths oldest continent. Thomas schluter geological atlas of africa geokniga. Regional distribution, depositional environments and. Chapter pdf available in geological society london special publications. The geology of kzn records 3 500 million years of geological history. Late palaeozoic, mesozoic and cenozoic continental and marine sediments occur mainly in the eastern part of ethiopia. They are intended to inform the general public of the geology. To explore the geology select one of the links on the navigation bar to the left.
Its originality lies in the fact that the regional geology of each. The territory of sierra leone in british west africa comprises a colony and a protectorate, covering a total area comparable with that of ireland. Geology dating of the oldest rocks in south africa has provided an age of about 3. Press button download or read online below and wait. The geology of ethiopia includes rocks of the neoproterozoic east african orogeny, jurassic marine sediments and quaternary riftrelated volcanism. Bgs have produced summaries of the onshore regional geology for england, wales and northern ireland. The african upper mantle and its relationship to tectonics and. Berlin, heidelberg, new york, london, paris, tokyo. The geomorphology of the tarkwaprestea area consists of a series of ridges and valleys parallel to each other and to. Regional geology of eastern idaho and western wyoming. Introduction to the bushveld complex, south africa the bushveld complex, of palaeoproterozoic age, is located in the central northeast portion of the kaapvaal craton in southern africa, and has an estimated total area of 65 000 km2 hunter, 1976. Buy regional geology of africa lecture notes in earth sciences lecture notes in earth sciences 40 on free shipping on qualified orders. It gives students the fundamental concepts and the latest data regarding world places in a concise, easytoread format.
The geology and engineering geology of roads in south africa. Geology and geotectonic setting of the basement complex. Jelsma encyclopedia of life support systems eolss 2. Physical geography of west africa the 8 million square kilometers and 17 countries covered by this atlas encompass a wide range of landscapes from alluvial valleys in senegal and ghana, sandy plains and low plateaus across the sahel, and rolling hills of togo to rugged mountains with summits reaching over 1,500 m in guinea and 1,800 m in niger.
Or select one of the coloured squares in the stratigraphic column below. The geology of sierra leone journal of the geological. Regional geology and petroleum systems of the main. However, the first satellite photographs from the apollo and gemini space missions offered a complete picture of the red seagulf of aden region, providing a new vision of the afar triangle. Oyinloye department of geology, university of adoekiti nigeria 1. The regional geology of ghana is represented by a wide variety of precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock comprising the basement complex and covers about 54% of the country, mainly the southern and western parts fig. Utilising offshore regional gravity, magnetics and bathymetry the seep analysis will be integrated with the interpretation of major offshore struc tural features, in the madagascar channel, deep water tanzania and seychelles, and our onshore geology to readily assess the geological context of the seeps. Regional geology of east africa 2 makerere university. Geology and geotectonic setting of the basement complex rocks in south western nigeria.
Pdf the formation and evolution of africa from the archaean to. Download regional geology and tectonics or read regional geology and tectonics online books in pdf, epub and mobi format. Part of my research is based on african geology and so i would like to know if theres any information i can get on crustal formation and craton amalgamation in relation to africa relevant answer. Oyawoye 1964, rahaman 1976, odeyemi 1977 noted that the rocks in the study area show evidence of polyphase deformation with the plutonic episode of the pan african event being the most pervasive.
This balanced and comprehensive overview of geology, tectonics, and mineral resources of africa presents multifarious facets of archean to quaternary geology, including aspects of plate tectonics evolution and geological history of the earths oldest continent. The extents of the regional summaries areas follow the british regional geology regional guides series. The aim of this presentation is to outline the geology of ghana in the context of the african continent and to highlight the mineral resource potential of ghana. Regional geology and tectonics download ebook pdf, epub. This zonation is expressed both in cross section and map view. Supplemental data for all articles is available here. The protectorate can be divided physiographically into a lowlying coastal plain, and an interior upland region composed of a. Sedimentary basins range in size from as small as hundreds of meters to large parts of ocean.
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