A structural sequence in low strain sedimentary rocks in the Beaufort Group of the south-western Karoo and its bearing on syngenetic and epigenetic mineralization

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dc.contributor.authorHalbich I.W.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:59:21Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:59:21Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractSeveral sets of planar and linear structures are described from the very gently folded Karoo strata of the northern-most tectonic zone of the Permo-Triassic Cape Fold Belt. The superposition of these structures reveals a time sequence. Horizontal compression occurred before compaction was complete. After compaction further horizontal compression developed a sequence of structures that are readily interpreted in terms of visco-elastic strain in multilayers. This analysis reveals that a set of mainly antithetic kinks in the form of monoclines developed out of earlier incipient sinusoidal macrofolds during the final stages of horizontal N-S compression. The model is in agreement with evidence for synsedimentary folding that controlled the sites for erosion channels as well as the direction of sedimentary transport. Exploration efforts for syngenetic and/or fluid controlled epigenetic mineralization in permeable strata of this fluviatile sedimentary sequence should be directed along certain structural lines. © 1994.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of African Earth Sciences
dc.identifier.citation18
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn8995362
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11136
dc.subjectBeaufort Group
dc.subjectcompression
dc.subjectepigenetic mineralization
dc.subjectstructural geology
dc.subjectsyngenetic mineralization
dc.subjectsynsedimetnary folding
dc.subjectSouth Africa, Cape Province, Karoo Basin
dc.titleA structural sequence in low strain sedimentary rocks in the Beaufort Group of the south-western Karoo and its bearing on syngenetic and epigenetic mineralization
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