Origin and surface form of the Tsondab Sandstone Formation, central Namib desert

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dc.contributor.authorFenwick, Gordon A
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-20T11:25:07Z
dc.date.available2017-07-20T11:25:07Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. October 1990en_ZA
dc.description.abstractProblems arising from a disparity in viewpoints regarding the surface form of the Tsondab Sandstone Formation, central Namib desert, Namibia, are examined through literature review and field investigation. It is shown that large distal low-angle fans, proposed in what has been termed the Low-Angle Fan model, are absent or limited to proximal reaches of the study area. The depositional sequence identified in what has been termed the Axial Deposition Model along the Kuiseb River in the northern part of the study area is safely applicable to the rest of the study area. Further, new deposits of the Tsondab Sandstone Formation are identified. The problem of the age of the Namib desert in its fossil and active forms is discussed. The processing of satellite images is used and is shown not to be a viable technique for the identification of sedimentary bodies which are partly mantled by deposits of sediments of a similar nature.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMT2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (127 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationFenwick, Gordon A. (1990) Origin and surface form of the Tsondab Sandstone Formation, central Namib desert, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,<http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23018>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/23018
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshSandstone--Namibia--Namib Desert
dc.titleOrigin and surface form of the Tsondab Sandstone Formation, central Namib deserten_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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