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The Deweras Formation south of the Umfuli River, Rhodesia.

The Deweras Formation between the Umfuli and Umniati Rivers consists of an upper series of arkoses and shales, (Arenaceous Series), a middle sequence of tholeiitic lavas, (Volcanic Series), and a lower discontinuous series of quartzite and conglomerate, (Basal Sedimentary Series). The succession is interpreted as being deposited in a variable shallow water to continental environment, which in this instance is believed to be associated with a step faulted or graben structure. [...]

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116800
Date January 1965
CreatorsBliss, Neil Welbourne.
ContributorsKranck, E. (Supervisor)
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageMaster of Science. (Department of Geological Sciences. )
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Relationalephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library.

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