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=== Geology === Geologically, the soil in Kinshasa is of the Arenoferrasol category,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ca66AAAAIAAJ&q=Kinshasa%20Arenoferrasol |title=Monographie de la province du Maniema |date=1998 |publisher=République démocratique du Congo, Ministères de l'agriculture et de l'élevage |location=Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |pages=9 |language=fr |access-date=2 May 2024 |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525162500/https://books.google.com/books?id=ca66AAAAIAAJ&q=Kinshasa%20Arenoferrasol |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgouAAAAIAAJ&q=Kinshasa%20Arenoferrasol |title=African Soils: Volumes 16-18 |publisher=Commission Scientifique, technique et de la recherche de l'Organisation de l'unité Africaine |year=1971 |location=Paris, France |pages=169 |language=en |access-date=20 May 2024 |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525163002/https://books.google.com/books?id=lgouAAAAIAAJ&q=Kinshasa%20Arenoferrasol |url-status=live }}</ref> characterized by fine [[sand]]s with a clay content typically below 20%, low [[organic matter]], and absorbent complex saturation.<ref name=":10" /> The basement is composed of [[Precambrian]] [[bedrock]], featuring finely stratified red sandstone often infused with [[feldspar]]. This rock is visible at the rapids' base near [[Mount Stanley|Mount Ngaliema]] and south of the [[Ndjili River|N'djili River]], and effectively withstands erosive forces.<ref name=":10" />
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