Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Earth Science) by Title
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Sedimentological re-interpretation of zone 3 (Upper Shallow Marine) of selected wells, Bredasdorp Basin (Offshore South Africa)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The Bredasdorp Basin is located on the southern continental margin, off the coast of South Africa. It is mostly filled by marine Aptian to Maastrichtian deposits, overlaying pre-existing Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous ... -
Seismic interpretation and 2D restoration of F-A gas field, Bredasdorp Basin south coast of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Seismic interpretation is always somewhat an uncertainty and questions on whether the horizons picked are properly correlated across faults and or the structures mapped are geologically or geometrically sensible always ... -
Sequence stratigraphic characterisation of petroleum reservoirs in Block 11b/12b of the Southern Outeniqua Basin
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The main purpose of this study was to identify and characterize the various sand prone depositional facies in the deepwater Southern Outeniqua Basin which generally tend to form during lowstand (marine regression) conditions ... -
Source Rock Analysis, Thermal Maturation and Hydrocarbon Generation Modelling within the Southern Pletmos Basin, Offshore of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This study is a first attempt that integrates source rock geochemical evaluation, with analytic and numerical basin-modelling techniques to identify and ascertain the present-day configuration, spatial distributions, ... -
Spatial characterization of vegetation diversity with satellite remote sensing in the khakea-bray transboundary aquifer
(University of Western Cape, 2022)There have been increasing calls to monitor Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) more effectively, since they are biodiversity hotspots that provide several ecosystem services. The accurate monitoring of GDEs is an ... -
Spatial modelling of invasive species distribution in water-limited environments using remotely sensed data and climatic scenarios in the Heuningnes catchment, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The occurrence and spread of Invasive Alien Plants (IAPs) is a threat to global water resources and natural ecosystems due to high water use rates. With the current climate change projections and their ability to survive ... -
A spatial-temporal conceptualization of groundwater flow distribution in a granite fractured rock aquifer within the southern supersite research catchment of the Kruger National Park
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Understanding the hydrogeology of fractured or crystalline rocks is complicated because of complex structure and a porosity that is almost exclusively secondary. These types of geologies exhibit strong heterogeneities and ... -
Stakeholder accountability in water demand management in South-east Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Botswana's population and water demand are growing at a high rate particularly in the dry south eastern part of the country. In 1999, a Water Conservation Policy and Strategy framework document was formulated to guide a ... -
Structural controls on groundwater flow in the Clanwilliam area
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Deformation of the western part of the Table Mountain Group rocks during the Cape Orogeny created a series of folds and associated fractures. The subsequent continental break-up of Gondwana led to the development of large ... -
Structural controls on groundwater flow in the Clanwilliam area
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Deformation of the western part of the Table Mountain Group rocks during the Cape Orogeny created a series of folds and associated fractures. The subsequent continental break-up of Gondwana led to the development of large ... -
Structural tectonic evolution of the Buffels river shear zone, Namaqua sector, Namaqua-natal metamorphic province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The Buffels River shear zone is located in north-western Namaqualand within the Bushmanland Subprovince, approximately 50 km south of the town of Springbok in the Namaqua Metamorphic Province in South Africa. The Buffels ... -
A study into the main structural features of the Namaqua region and their relation to the intrusion of the Keimoes Suite
(2013)The thesis provides a study into the main structural features of the Namaqua Region and their relation to the intrusion of the Keimoes Suite. This was achieved by producing a digitized map of the Namaqua Region structural ... -
A study of high-grade calc-silicate rocks in the Southern Bushmanland Domain, Namaqua Metamorphic province, including the garies wollastonite deposit
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)In the Namaqualand region, Northern Cape, South Africa, calc-silicate rocks are present in the highest-grade metamorphic zone (upper amphibolite to granulite facies) of the southern Bushmanland Domain, Namaqua Province. ... -
A study of the structural geology of an area between the Neusspruit shear zone and the Brakfontein shear zone near Kakamas, Northern Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The study area Koekoeb B is a farm that falls under the Kakamas Terrane which in turn falls under the Gordonia Subprovince in the Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province, South Africa. This area was chosen due to lack in ... -
A survey of inorganic chemical pollution in the Bottelary River, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Chemical pollution of freshwater is a worldwide environmental problem; eutrophication, heavy metals and salinity are amongst the most widely used indicators of pollution. The aim of this study was to assess the status of ... -
Sustainable utilisation of Table Mountain Group aquifers
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The Table Mountain Group (TMG) Formation is the lowest member of the Cape Supergroup which consists of sediments deposited from early Ordovician to early Carboniferous times, approximately between 500 and 340 million years ... -
The geotectonic evolution of a portion of the Garies terrane, Kliprand, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The Kliprand dome is a poorly investigated structure located in the central part of the high grade Garies Terrane of the western Namaqua Sector (NS) of the Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province (NNMP). This structure is ... -
The Influence of Contact Metasomatism and Fluid-Rock Interaction, on the Nature and Style of Platinum-Group Element Mineralisation in the Platreef, Northern Limb, South Africa: A Case Study from the Moordkopje Farm.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The complexity of the Platreef stratigraphy and the generic position of the Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation is a challenge to prospecting and mining companies in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, partially, as a result ... -
The palaeo environment and depositional facies of the drift section of Block 3A/4A in the Orange Basin, West Coast Offshore South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The Orange Basin is underexplored and has shown proven hydrocarbon reserves with the potential for further discoveries. This study is aimed at describing the depositional facies and palaeoenvironment of the drift section ... -
Towards a classification system of significant water resources with a case study of the Thukela river
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The increasing demand for water to provide for South Africa's growing population has resulted in increasing pressure being placed on the country's limited water resources. Water developments however cannot be undertaken ...