THE GEOLOGY  OF  THE KENHARDT REGION

 The Kenhardt map area is situated in the eastern part  of the Namaqua Metamorphic Province.  It is underlain by diversity of high to medium-grade metasedimentary sequences and granitic, basic an ultra basic intrusive rocks varying in age.   In the South these rocks are overlain by unreformed sediments and intrusive sheets of Karoo age .The majority of gneisses are of igneous origin. 

One of these gneisses outcrops in the Melkboom Dome.                            

The area can however be sub divided in a number of discoed  crystal fragments, which  are  fragments  have been recognized.   Thirteen different granite have been   recognized in the Hart bees fragment near Kenhardt.                      

The Southern portion of the map area is underlain by unreformed  rocks.   

The  brown windblown sand  covers the eastern part of the map and builds dunes  some places.   A Wide variety of   minerals deposits occur in the area.  Feldspar is the only  commodity that is actively mined at present. 

Dolorite - to the south .

 Foot impressions are to be found on Gneiss (Melkboom),  Granite (Hartbees fragment)  and dolerite in the  South.  

Foot impressions  on igneous bodies of 'millions of years' ???

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