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Report No. 7 Report No. 7 Report No. 7 Report No. 7
ReportReport No.No. 77
ReportNo. 7
MINISTRYMINISTRYMINISTRY OFOFOF ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT ANDANDAND NATURALNATURALNATURAL RESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCES
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATENT AND NATENT AND NATENT AND NATURAL REURAL REURAL REURAL RESSSSOOOOURCES URCES URCES URCES
MINESMINES ANDAND GEOLOGICALGEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
MINES AND GEOLOGICAL DEMINES AND GEOLOGICAL DEMINES AND GEOLOGICAL DEMINES AND GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMPARTMPARTMPARTMEEEENT NT NT NT
MINESANDGEOLOGICALDEPARTMENT
SURVEYSURVEYSURVEY
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GEOLOGICALGEOLOGICALGEOLOGICAL
OF OF OF OF
OFOFOF
No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO
No.No.No. 222 MININGMININGMINING AREA,AREA,AREA, KAVIRONDOKAVIRONDOKAVIRONDO
InterimInterimInterim ReportReportReport andandand MapMapMap ofofof thethethe South-WestSouth-WestSouth-West QuadrantQuadrantQuadrant
InterimInterim Report and Map of the South-W Report and Map of the South-Weest Quast Quaddrant rant
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WILLIAMWILLIAMWILLIAM PULFREY,PULFREY,PULFREY, M.Sc.,M.Sc.,M.Sc., Ph.D.,Ph.D.,Ph.D., F.G.S.F.G.S.F.G.S.
WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S. WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S. WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S. WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S.
AssistantAssistantAssistant GeologistGeologistGeologist
Assistant Geologist Assistant Geologist Assistant Geologist Assistant Geologist
FirstFirstFirst printprintprint 193819381938
First print 1938 First print 1938 First print 1938 First print 1938
ReprintReprintReprint 200720072007
Reprint 2007 Reprint 2007 Reprint 2007 Reprint 2007
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GEOLOGICALGEOLOGICALGEOLOGICAL SURVEYSURVEYSURVEY
OF OF OF OF
OFOFOF
No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO No. 2 MINING AREA, KAVIRONDO
No.No.No. 222 MININGMININGMINING AREA,AREA,AREA, KAVIRONDOKAVIRONDOKAVIRONDO
InterimInterimInterim ReportReportReport andandand MapMapMap ofofof thethethe South-WestSouth-WestSouth-West QuadrantQuadrantQuadrant
InterimInterimInterimInterim Report and Map of the South-W Report and Map of the South-W Report and Map of the South-W Report and Map of the South-Weeeest Quast Quast Quast Quaddddrant rant rant rant
by by by by
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WILLIAMWILLIAMWILLIAM PULFREY,PULFREY,PULFREY, M.Sc.,M.Sc.,M.Sc., Ph.D.,Ph.D.,Ph.D., F.G.S.F.G.S.F.G.S.
WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S. WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S. WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S. WILLIAM PULFREY, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S.
AssistantAssistantAssistant GeologistGeologistGeologist
Assistant Geologist Assistant Geologist Assistant Geologist Assistant Geologist
CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS
I—INTRODUCTIONI—INTRODUCTIONI—INTRODUCTION
II—PREVIOUS
II—PREVIOUSII—PREVIOUS WORKWORK
WORK
III-TOPOGRAPHYIII-TOPOGRAPHYIII-TOPOGRAPHY
IV—SUMMARYIV—SUMMARYIV—SUMMARY 0F0F0F GEOLOGY,
GEOLOGY,GEOLOGY, GEOLOGICALGEOLOGICALGEOLOGICAL SUCCESSIONSUCCESSIONSUCCESSION ANDANDAND
CORRELATIONCORRELATIONCORRELATION
V—DETAILSV—DETAILSV—DETAILS 0F0F0F GEOLOGY:—GEOLOGY:—GEOLOGY:—
1.1.1. BasementBasementBasement ComplexComplexComplex ...
2.2. Pre-KavirondoPre-Kavirondo VolcanicVolcanic SeriesSeries
2. Pre-Kavirondo Volcanic Series llllll
1(a)Rhyolites1(a)Rhyolites andand Sub-AcidSub-Acid LavasLavas
1(a)Rhyolites and Sub-Acid Lavas llllll
(b)(b) AndesiticAndesitic LavasLavas
(b) Andesitic Lavas 131313
(c) Basalts . . . . . . . . . .
(c)(c) BasaltsBasalts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. l)l)l)
(d)Pyroc1astic Types and Conglomerates .. .
(d)Pyroc1astic(d)Pyroc1astic TypesTypes andand ConglomeratesConglomerates .... .. 171717
(e)(e)(e) ConditionsConditionsConditions ofofof depositiondepositiondeposition ofofof thethethe volcanicvolcanicvolcanic rocksrocksrocks
3.3. NoteNote onon thethe KavirondoKavirondo SeriesSeries 191919
3. Note on the Kavirondo Series
4. Tertiary . . . 20
4.4. TertiaryTertiary .. .. .. 2020
5.5.5. PleistocenePleistocenePleistocene andandand RecentRecentRecent DepositsDepositsDeposits 222222
6. Major Intrusive Igneous Rocks I. 242424
6.6. MajorMajor IntrusiveIntrusive IgneousIgneous RocksRocks I.I.
(a) Granites of Nyarodi type:—
(a)(a) GranitesGranites ofof NyarodiNyarodi type:—type:—
Abom,Abom,Abom, Tedo,Tedo,Tedo, KayamoKayamoKayamo Island,Island,Island, etc.etc.etc. 252525
(b)(b)(b) GranitesGranitesGranites ofofof AsemboAsemboAsembo type:—type:—type:—
Asembo and Ndeda Island
AsemboAsembo andand NdedaNdeda IslandIsland 282828
(c)Abiru Granite 31
(c)Abiru(c)Abiru GraniteGranite 3131
Igneous RocksRocksRocks
7.7.7. MinorMinorMinor IntrusiveIntrusiveIntrusive IgneousIgneous 333333
(a)(a)(a) AcidAcidAcid andandand Sub-AcidSub-AcidSub-Acid TypesTypesTypes 333333
(b)(b)(b) IntermediateIntermediateIntermediate TypesTypesTypes 363636
(c)(c)(c) BasicBasicBasic typestypestypes andandand lamprophyreslamprophyreslamprophyres 383838
8.8.8. MetamOrphismMetamOrphismMetamOrphism 414141
VI—TECTONICSVI—TECTONICSVI—TECTONICS
RESOURCES
MINERAL RESOURCESRESOURCES
AND MINERALMINERAL
VII—ECONOMICSVII—ECONOMICSVII—ECONOMICS ANDAND
1. Geology of the Gold Deposits
1.1. GeologyGeology ofof thethe GoldGold DepositsDeposits 333233323332
.. ... ...
Occurrences ....
the GoldGoldGold OccurrencesOccurrences
2.2.2. DescriptionDescriptionDescription ofofof thethe
VIII—BIBLIOGRAPHYVIII—BIBLIOGRAPHYVIII—BIBLIOGRAPHY 636363
I—INTRODUCTIONI—INTRODUCTION
I—INTRODUCTION
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