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| Other authors / contributors: | Westerhof, Aenaeus Bernardus.
Härmä, Paavo.
Isabirye, Edward.
Katto, Edwards.
Koistinen, Tapio.
Kuosmanen, Eira.
Lehto, Tapio.
Lehtonen, Matti (Matti I.), 1959-
Mäkitie, Hannu.
Manninen, Tuomo.
Mänttäri, Irmeli.
Pekkala, Yrjö.
Pokki, Jussi.
Saalmann, Kerstin.
Virransalo, Petri.
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| ISBN: | 9789522172945 (pbk.)
9522172944 (pbk.)
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| Notes: | Folded map in pocket.
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 365-387).
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| Summary: | This Special Paper describes an update of the geology and geodynamic development of Uganda. It is based on extensive work that a Consortium, headed by the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), has executed in close cooperation with the Department of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) in Uganda during 2008-2012. The publication is compiled by a team of experts, based on a uniform database, and gives a coherent geological and geodynamic model for the whole country and, at the same time, it is an explanation to the new 1:1 million scale geological map of Uganda. Geologically Uganda is divided into a number of tectono-thermal domains, often closely related to continental scale "building blocks", each characterised by a specific geodynamic evolution. The lithostratigraphic units of the building blocks are described focusing on the hierarchy of the constituting units and field relationships, which jointly make up the local geology. A large number of outcrop photographs and chemical whole rock analyses are presented with GPS coordinates to give a more detailed description of the lithologies. Apart from GTK, the joint venture was composed of Council for Geoscience (CGS) from South Africa, GAF AG from Germany, Faculty of Geo-information and Earth Observation of the University of Twente (ITC) from the Netherlands and Fels Consultants Ltd (FCL) from Uganda as partners. The project "Geological mapping, geochemical surveys and mineral resources assessment in selected areas of Uganda" was a component in the "Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project" (SMMRP) funded by the World Bank Group.
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