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Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2009.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29924 Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa Bumby, Adam John Witthuser, K.T. kpetzer@angloplat.com Petzer, Konstant Johannes Structural geological controls Basement lithologies Limpopo Province, South Africa UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2009. The work for this thesis was conducted on the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. An investigation into the correlation between structural geology and the flow/occurrence of groundwater was conducted on these lithologies. Field measurements of geological structures were recorded and compared graphically and statistically to existing groundwater borehole data. Data analysis revealed that the structural geology in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province of South-Africa does not have a clearly identifiable influence in terms of spatial patterns in groundwater flow and occurrence at a regional scale. Groundwater targets created through weathering rather than tectonics were evidently more easily recognized. Structural controls on groundwater in the granitic aquifers from this specific area are not totally negligible, although it is believed that such influences will be better identified through intensive local scale investigations. As drilling for groundwater is an expensive practice, the knowledge gained through this study and the possibility of a correlation between groundwater flow/occurrence compared to structural geology might improve the odds of finding groundwater for the communities and farmers in the area. Geology unrestricted 2013-09-07T17:16:40Z 2009-12-08 2013-09-07T17:16:40Z 2009-09-02 2009-12-08 2009-11-29 Dissertation Petzer, KJ 2009, Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29924 > E1499/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29924 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11292009-212911/ © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Structural geological controls Basement lithologies Limpopo Province, South Africa UCTD Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title | Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_full | Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_short | Structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_sort | structural geological controls on the flow and occurrence of groundwater in the basement lithologies of the limpopo province south africa |
| topic | Structural geological controls Basement lithologies Limpopo Province, South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29924 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11292009-212911/ |