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Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences 21/2020

01-11-2020 | Original Article

The influence of geological fractures on karstic sinkhole development in eastern areas of Centurion, South Africa

Authors: Anna Keneilwe Montjane, Asinne Tshibubudze, Tsehaie Woldai, Lindy Heath

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 21/2020

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Abstract

Centurion is a fast developing area facing severe karstic sinkhole development. The area is predominantly underlain by fractured dolomite formations that include Oaktree, Monte Christo, Lyttelton, and Eccles of the Malmani Dolomite Group (~ 2600 and ~ 2500 Ma). Fractures of the underlying dolomite formations were investigated as one of the most influencing factors in karstic sinkhole formation using fieldwork mapping, petrology, and remote-sensing techniques (automated lineament extraction methods). Fieldwork results indicate that the study area has two prevalent fracture orientations trending N–S and ENE–WSW with average orientations of 178°/86° E and 073°/67° N. The fieldwork mapping results coincide with those acquired using remote-sensing techniques by automated extraction of lineaments from colour-shaded image and from four Sobel directional filtered images. Remote-sensing techniques indicate that there are extra two prevalent lineament directions; NE–SW and E–W in the study area and majority of the sinkholes develop in areas with high lineament density. Eccles, Monte Christo, and Oaktree dolomite formations exhibit a unidirectional fracture system while Lyttelton dolomite formation exhibit bidirectional fracture system. It is, therefore, concluded that (1) geological lineaments extracted using remote sensing and fractures present in the underlying dolomite formations play a significant role in controlling fluid circulation and thus influencing karstic processes such as dissolution, and therefore, (2) sinkhole development is primarily structurally controlled; however, it is exacerbated by anthropogenic activities due to the influence of water ingress.

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Metadata
Title
The influence of geological fractures on karstic sinkhole development in eastern areas of Centurion, South Africa
Authors
Anna Keneilwe Montjane
Asinne Tshibubudze
Tsehaie Woldai
Lindy Heath
Publication date
01-11-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 21/2020
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09234-6

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