Masters Degrees (Geology)
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Hydrochemical characterisation of Northern KwaZulu-Natal historic coal mining districts, Northeastern South Africa.
(2018)This M.Sc. dissertation reports the results of a hydrogeochemical study undertaken on historical coal mining districts of northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, South Africa. The research catchment covers an area of about ... -
Hydrogeological and hydrochemical investigation of the Durban Metropolitan District, Eastern South Africa.
(2018)Population and economic growth within the Durban Metropolitan region in eastern South Africa has increased the demand for water supply. This ever-increasing demand means that all available water supply sources including ... -
Geotechnical characterization and slope stability analyses of the Town Bush Valley, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2018)The construction of settlements over zones of instability is increasing the impact of disasters across the world both in developed and developing nations. Many areas in the greater Pietermaritzburg region in South Africa, ... -
Marine geology of the East London continental shelf.
(2017)This dissertation examines the marine geology of the continental shelf offshore East London, on the east coast of South Africa. High-resolution seismic, multibeam bathymetric and backscatter tools are employed to reveal ... -
Hydrogeochemical and environmental isotope characterization of the CO₂ springs along the Bongwana Fault, its impact on fresh water resources and implications for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in South Africa.
(2018)Natural CO²-rich springs at the Bongwana area in Eastern South Africa emanate from three sites along an 80 km long North-South trending Bongwana Fault. The geological unit that outcrops along the extent of the Fault are ... -
Submarine canyon evolution of the Southwest Cape continental margin.
(2017)Submarine canyons are diverse geomorphological systems that are characterised by a wide variety of geomorphic and sedimentary processes. The complexities that arise during their evolution reveal changes in the tectonic and ... -
Nearshore morphological changes and their relation to wave-induced forcing at Isipingo embayment, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)The nearshore zone is one of the most active sedimentary environments on the continental shelf, frequently impacted by energetic wave conditions and storm–generated waves and flows. Despite its proximity to the beach and ... -
Seismic, geochemical and sedimentological characteristics of storm deposits from the Durban continental shelf, South Africa.
(2015)The Durban shelf is a wave-dominated, high energy setting, characterised by submerged shorelines at depths of ~60 m, backed to landward by low-relief backbarrier depressions. The exposure at the seafloor of a back-barrier/lagoon ... -
Catchment hydrological modelling using ArcSWAT : a study of the Ingula pumped storage scheme (IPSS) catchments, South Africa.
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Structure and evolution of the Zinkwazi and Umdloti barrier spit and inlet systems along the KwaZulu- Natal coastline, South Africa.
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A geochemical study of the Theta Reef of the Frankfort Mining Complex in the Sabie-Pilgrim's Rest Goldfield South Africa.
(2015)For over a century the Sabie-Pilgrim’s Rest Goldfield has been one of the most important gold producers in South Africa. The epigenetic gold deposits are situated at the eastern escarpment of the Eastern Transvaal ... -
Hydrogeological conceptual modeling of the Kosi Bay Lakes system, north eastern South Africa.
(2015)This M.Sc. Thesis focuses on the hydrogeological study of the Kosi Bay Lakes system, located in the north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province of South Africa. The research catchment covers an area of about 659 km². It is ... -
Foraminiferal distribution in unconsolidated sediment associated with a marginal coral reef in South Africa.
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The genesis of the quartz-sericite schists of the Toggekry Formation, Nondweni Greenstone Belt, South Africa.
(2015-01-09)The aim of this study was to investigate the origin of sulphide-bearing quartz sericite-schists of the Toggekry Formation in the Archaean Nondweni greenstone belt (NGB) in the SE Kaapvaal craton, and to compare them with ... -
The geology and tectonic setting of the Shashe-Foley-Tonota area (Central Motloutse Complex), NE Botswana.
(2015-01-07)The well-developed NE-SW structural grain of the Shashe, Foley and Tonota (SFT) region is used to separate it from the NW-SE trending structures that characterise the Matsitama belt and adjacent area previously described ... -
Seismic-stratigraphic models for late Pleistocene/Holocene incised valley systems on the Durban continental shelf.
(2014-11-21)This dissertation examines the Durban continental shelf of the east coast of South Africa from a seismic and sequence stratigraphic perspective. High resolution seismic data reveal eleven seismic Units (A-K) offshore ... -
A geological and hydrogeological study of the Shu Shu thermal springs, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014-09-11)The Shu Shu thermal springs are located in central KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa at an altitude of 250m above mean sea level at the bottom of the Tugela Valley. They have been investigated in an attempt to ascertain ... -
Submerged shoreline sequences on the KwaZulu-Natal shelf : a comparison between two morphological settings.
(2013)Holocene shoreline sequences and associated shelf stratigraphy are described from a high gradient, high wave energy shelf offshore the central KwaZulu-Natal and northern KwaZulu-Natal coastlines. These are examined using ... -
The geology of the Ngoye granite gneiss formation.
(2013-11-14)The Ngoye Granite Gneiss Formation is located in the Natal sector of the Proterozoic Namaqua-Natal Mobile Belt, about 10 km southwest of Empangeni. It forms a prominent east-west trending elongate whalebacked massif some ... -
Conventional hydrogeological, hydrochemical and environmental isotope study of the Sandspruit River Catchment, Berg River Basin, South Africa.
(2013-10-18)The Sandspruit River catchment, found within the heart of the Swartland region is infamous for wheat and wine production. Variable groundwater quality and low productivity is encountered within the folded and fractured ...
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