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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 ... -
Palaeoenvironments of the Estcourt formation (Beaufort Group), KwaZulu-Natal.
(1997)At present the Karoo Basin covers approximately 20 000 km2. It is a large intracratonic basin which, from Carboniferous to Jurassic times, was infilled with a succession of sediments ranging from glacial deposits to those ... -
The petrology and geochemistry of the karoo sequence basaltic rocks in the Natal Drakensberg at Sani Pass.
(1992)The Sani Pass in the Natal Drakensberg is situated in the north-eastern sector of the Lesotho Highlands which forms a major Karoo-age basaltic massif in the Karoo Igneous Province. The volcanic section exposed in the ... -
The petrology and geochemistry of the Merensky reef in the Rustenburg area.
(1994)Four Merensky reef underground exposures of different reef thickness, representative of the lithological variations exposed in mining, have been drilled and mapped. The relationship of the Merensky reef to the underlying ... -
The petrology, geochemistry and classification of the Bien Venue massive sulphide deposit, Barberton mountain land.
(1990)The Bien Venue massive sulphide deposit is associated with a felsic volcanic succession developed in the north-eastern part of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, Eastern Transvaal. The deposit is situated 8km east-north-east ... -
The physical volcanology and geochemistry of the Nsuze group, Pongola supergroup, of northern KwaZulu-Natal and southeastern Mpumalanga.
(2003)The Nsuze Group forms the lower, predominantly volcanic succession of the Pongola Supergroup. The 2.9Ga Nsuze Group outcrops in southeastern Mpumalanga, northern KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland. The volcanic rocks ... -
Richards Bay zircon.
(1992)Zircon from the zircon concentrate of Richards Bay Minerals was investigated with a view to understanding the morphology and provenance. The obsevations were applied to the reduction of uranium, thorium and other trace ... -
Rock mass rating and slope stability analysis of quarry faces within the dywka [i.e. dwyka] tillite of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2002)Dwyka tillite quarries in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal have shown remarkable stable slopes faces even though some of them were quarried over 30 years ago. This can be attributed to their resistance to weathering, the ... -
Sedimentology, stratigraphy and geological history of part of the northern KwaZulu-Natal coastal dune cordon, South Africa.
(1999)The northern KwaZulu-Natal coast is backed by a continuous aeolian dune cordon that rises in places, to a height of more than 100 metres and a width of 2 kilometres. This MSc thesis documents the geomorphology of the ... -
Seismic stratigraphy of the northern KwaZulu-Natal upper continental margin.
(1998)This study presents the interpretation of Edo-Western and Sparker seismic geophysical data acquired on the northern KwaZulu-Natal upper continental margin by various organisations since 1981. Five seismic sequences are ... -
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 ... -
Seismic-stratigraphic models for late Pleistocene/Holocene incised valley systems on the Durban continental shelf.
(2013)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 ... -
The stratigraphy of the Natal Group.
(1994)Research for this project involved the first systematic field and laboratory investigation over the entire known portion of the Natal Group depositional basin, from just north of Hlabisa in the north, to Hibberdene in the ... -
Structure and evolution of the Zinkwazi and Umdloti barrier spit and inlet systems along the KwaZulu- Natal coastline, South Africa.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A two-dimensional hydrodynamic model for the St Lucia Estuary mouth.
(1993)The reduced fresh water input into the St Lucia Estuary combined with the increase of sediment in the St Lucia Lake System has necessitated the implementation of a dredging programme. To ensure the effectiveness of the ... -
Zinc-lead mineralization at Pering Mine in the Griqualand West sub-basin : an isotopic study.
(1992)Detailed studies, both chemical and physical, have been performed on various dolomites and vug-filling carbonates, to determine the pathways and extent of the mineralizing fluids associated with the Pering Zn-Pb deposit ...