Department of mineral and energy affairs, geological survey. The occurrence of groundwater in nigeria is dependant primarily on the geology, and groundwater regions can be classified accordingly. It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief. Precambrian crustal structure in africa and arabia. In addition 31 hardcopy map sheets are supplied at 1. The geology of the country is the base for a large mining sector that extracts gold, diamonds, iron and coal from worldclass deposits. Basalt is a dark volcanic rock that makes up lava flows like those on hawaii. Less than 15 years later gregory1896 was already able to draw a rather comprehensive and exact picture of the geology of the kenya colony and the northern part of the then german east africaschluter, 2001 figure 3. The west african craton 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. The precambrian rocks in the study area are part of the precambrian basement complex of nigeria which is made up of the migmatitegneiss complex, the schist belts and the granitoids. Sim 3012, precambrian basement structure map of the.
Geological map of central and southern afar ethiopia and djibouti,1. Rahaman 1988 noted that the south western basement complex of nigeria lies. The illustrations, especially the numerous maps and sections, are generally excellent, but the hahtone reproductions are poor owing to the quality of the paper. Cape town geology department of geological sciences. Pdf an updated geological map of africa at 110 000 000 scale. Geology and mineral resources of the gambia in searchworks. A worldwide series of geologic maps, published on cdroms, was released by the u. Arcgis javascript arcgis online map viewer arcgis earth arcmap arcgis explorer view footprint in. Downloadable data are in jpeg maps scanned to 200dpi, geotiff, shapefile and kml with contents in vector and image formats and pdf. William smith 17691839, an english engineer and surveyor, began at the end of the 18 th century to collect fossils from successive beds, which he had observed in the course of his journey across england.
Here is the new edition of the first attempt to summarize the geology of africa by presenting it in an atlas and to synthesize the stratigraphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and geosites of each country and territory of the continent. An updated geological map of africa at 110 000 000 scale thieblemont d. The geology and engineering geology of roads in south africa. The book clearly belongs in the library of anyone interested in the geology africa. Important mountainous areas are the ethiopian highlands of eastern africa, the atlas mountains along the northwestern coast, and the drakensberg range along the southeast african coastline. Jun 23, 20 early geological maps of africa compiled by. Regional geology of africa 1991 edition open library. There are several data sets subdivided into directories. Wikimedia commons has media related to geology of africa. Geological surveys world energy project during 1997 2000. Simplified geology and selected mineral deposits a0 size bushveld complex, south africa simplified geology and selected platinum, chromite and vanadium deposits a4 size. The extent in any given groundwater region, is defined by the limits of a group of rock types with similar hydrogeological conditions. The internets most popular collection of static maps.
Downloadable data are in jpeg maps scanned to 200dpi, geotiff, shapefile and kml with contents in vector and image formats and pdf file for a geologic map width description. Gis formats available now to program sponsors, and to the general public in 2015. Simplified geological map of south africa a0 size mineral maps. Its originality lies in the fact that the regional geology of each. Geological setting university of the witwatersrand. International geological map of africa digital ccgm cgmw. The geology and engineering geology of roads in south africa paigegreen, p. A new geology map of africa has been developed for this africa groundwater atlas. The cgmw is an international nonprofit association governed by french law and is responsible for designning, coordinating, preparing and publishing smallscale thematic earth science maps of the globe, continent, major regions and oceans. Geology iii earth resources geol3028 for 3rd year mining engineering students course coordinator. An updated geological map of africa at 110 000 000 scale. Abstract this paper briefly summarises the geological and geomorphological history of south africa. These maps are our best reconstructions of where the continental masses were located at various times in earths past. The geology of central african republic car is part of the broader geology of africa.
Africas total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles 30,365,000 square km, and the continent measures about 5,000 miles 8,000 km from north to south and about 4,600 miles 7,400 km from east to west. Geology and lithology are considered together under 30 regions. Geology and petroleum resources of central and east. Because the types of caves we are looking for form in dolomite. Specific details of the data sources and map compilation are given in the metadata files on this cdrom. The map above reveals the physical landscape of the african continent. Olusiji samuel ayodele department of geology, ekiti state university, p. It is my belief, that there has long been a need in universities and geological surveys, both in africa and in the developed world, for summarizing geological maps and an accompanying basic. The goal of the project is to assess the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources of the world. The main lithologic units in the study area include. Ermelo barberton musina louis trichardt rustenburg thabazimbi vryburg pofadder port nolloth vanrhynsdorp vredenburg worcester laingsburg oudtshoorn grahamstown.
The largest coal deposits in south africa are to be found in the ecca deposits, a stratum of the karoo supergroup, dating from the permian period, between 280 and 250 ma. Apart from the two historic mining maps we have acquired, a substantial amount of our information has come from 1. Aug 06, 2012 apart from the two historic mining maps we have acquired, a substantial amount of our information has come from 1. Pdf an overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. Jelsma encyclopedia of life support systems eolss the worldwide 1. These provide the geological characteristics, and the location, of the underlying rocks in any area of south africa. The compilation of this map was carried out by the cgmw subcommission for africa under the general coordination of g. For best results viewing and printing pdf documents, it is recommended that you download the documents to your computer and open them with adobe reader. If you are interested in south africa and the geography of africa our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need.
Buy regional geology of africa lecture notes in earth sciences on free shipping on qualified orders. The geology map of africa in the africa groundwater atlas. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Craton and the pan african event, which presents the. Gregory however showed interest in the geology of africa long before this expedition. This is a web page of the geological survey of japan, aist where anyone can download for free various data of published geologic maps. The african continent essentially consists of five ancient precambrian cratonskaapvaal, zimbabwe, tanzania, congo, and west african that were formed between about 3. Geology and total petroleum systems of the westcentral coastal province 7203, west africa by michael e. 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. This new maps is largely based on the geological data of the map geology and ore deposits of africa published at the same scale on the occasion of the 20 colloquium on african geology orleans, 2. These maps were compiled using environmental systems research institute inc. The ecca group is extensive, covering around two thirds of south africa much of it covered by slightly younger rocks.
Geology and total petroleum systems of the westcentral. If you have good mathematics and physical sciences marks, and take geology ii and iii, you can specialise in mining geology through second and thirdyear comajors. Since then slow relative motion of nubian, arabian and somali plates over the same interval has been discerned. The maps are part of a worldwide series of maps on cdrom released by the u. Airbus ds have extended their east africa geological interpretation study to also include the following updates. Pdf documents opened from your browser may not display or print as intended. Africa, the second largest continent, covering about onefifth of the total land surface of earth. Geological interpretation covering somalia and west madagascar offshore global seeps.
Pdf an updated geological map of africa at 110 000 000. Media in category geological maps of south africa the following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total. The following geological maps were donated to uct libraries by the department of geological sciences, university of cape town. This third edition comprises a detailed legend for this scale of the onshore formations. The geology of south africa is highly varied including cratons, greenstone belts, large impact craters as well as orogenic belts. This history is then related to various problems affecting the construction of roads in south africa. Fauremureta cgmw unesco copublication, with the financial support of brgm french geological survey high resolution scans in pdf, tiff and jpg formats. The map was distributed to all african universities with earth science.
The following maps and documents may be freely downloaded and used by the public. A new edition of the geological map of africa at the 1. In 1989, ed authored maps showing the exploration fabric of africa, and african basins. An overview of the geology and major ore deposits of central.
This digitally compiled map includes geology, geologic provinces, and oil and gas fields of europe including turkey. Africas total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles 30,365,000 square km, and the continent measures about 5,000 miles 8,000 km from north to south and. Mineralfilled vesicles, which were originally gas bubbles in lava, and pillowlike structures that form when. This paper is prepared within the frameworks of igcp project 470 and the associated brgm scientific project africa 19992004 to accompany the 1. An overview of the geology and major ore deposits of. This course runs for blocks 3 and 4 and includes five lectures and one practical every week. Map showing geology, oil and gas fields and geologic provinces. By international agreement, precambrian time is divided into the archean eon occurring between roughly 4. Thomas schluter geological atlas of africa geokniga.
Car occupies a swath of ancient rocks, dating back billions of years that. The school also offers a selection of specialist courses in advanced earth sciences and applied geology comajors. Two small scale maps outline the geological regions and lithology of africa figs. States, counties, cities, canadian provinces, caribbean islands and more. One of the key maps from the exploration fabric of africa mapping project, geology and hydrocarbons displays the geology and significant tectonic features of the african continent. 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 precambrian and early palaeozoic eras to form the african continent. Belts of granite and greenstone, shown on geologic maps, reveal the accreted margins of late archean and early proterozoic continents. An updated geological map of africa at 1 10 000 000 scale thieblemont d. Early geological maps of africa geopangea research group. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. Pages in category geology of africa the following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. Media in category geology of africa the following files are in this category, out of total.
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