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Book: First Report On The Geology And Mineral Resources Of British Somaliland (With Map)

By Robert Alexander Farquharson, M.A. (Oxon.), M.Sc., F.G.S., A.O.S.M.

Government Geologist.

Publication: London: Printed by Waterlow & Sons, 1924.

Description: 53 pages 1 map.


CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

II. GENERAL GEOLOGY:

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(A) Physiography

(B) Geology

        1. Crystalline Series (gneisses, schists, with intrusive dykes). Archaean and Pre-Cambrian mostly)
        1. Inda Ad Slate Series. Palaeozoic?
        2. Jurassic Limestone Series. (Jurassic (Kimmeridgian))
        3. Dubar Sandstone. Cretaceous
        4. Eocene Limestone Series. Eocene
        5. Gypsum Series. Miocene-Pliocene?
        6. Daban Series. Pliocene?
        7. Post-Daban Conglomerates. Pliocene?
        8. Coastal Limestone Series. Pliocene-Pleistocene?
        9. Lavas. Pre-Jurassic, Jurassic, and late Tertiary
        10. Pleistocene and Recent Deposits

(C) Faulting and Sequence of Geological Events

III. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY:

(A) Mineral Occurrences

          1. Coal
          2. Lignite
          3. Petroleum
          4. Galena
          5. Salt
          6. Guano
          7. Mica
          8. Beryl
          9. Garnet
          10. Barite
          11. Celestite
          12. Molybdenite
          13. Gypsum
            1. Massive, Alabaster.
            2. Selenite, Satin Spar.
          14. Gold
          15. Clay
          16. Talc or Soapstone
          17. Marble
          18. Manganese Ore
          19. Kerogenous Shales
          20. Graphite
          21. Diamonds
          22. Sands

(B) Water Resources

(C) Soils

IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

MAP

NOTES


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