| Johannesburg, South Africa_brucec@uj.ac.za AJOITE_Messina Mine, Musina, Limpopo Province, South _Africa_I t...originating from the Messina mine in South Africa. (Note that the town where the mine existed was originally...originally named Messina but was renamed Musina after the 1994 political dispensation in South Africa. The registered...registered _mine_name remains Messina.) Since the early 1950s, the Messina mine has produced spectacular...original type-locality specimens from the New Cornelia mine, Pima County, Arizona, in the United States have |
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Cairncross, Bruce (2022) Minerals & Gemstones of Southern Africa. Struik Nature. 320 pp. |
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| GEMSTONES of Southern Africa Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, southern Mozambique and...Struik Nature (an imprint of Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd) Reg. No. 1953/000441/07 The Estuaries...Crescent, Century City, 7441 South Africa PO Box 1144, Cape Town, 8000 South Africa Visitwww.penguinrandomhouse...published edition, 2022: Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd Publisher: Pippa Parker Managing editor:...included with blue ajoite, 6.2 cm - Messina No. 5 shaft, South Africa - Bruce Cairncross specimen and photo; |
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Keeditse, M., Rajesh, H.M., Belyanin, G.A., Fukuyama, M., Tsunogae, T. (2016) Primary magmatic amphibole in Archaean meta-pyroxenite from the central zone of the Limpopo Complex, South Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 119 (4) 607-622 doi:10.2113/gssajg.119.4.607 |
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| meta-pyroxenite from the central zone of the Limpopo Complex, South _Africa_M. Keeditse and H.M. Rajesh Department...Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South _Africa_e-mail: gbelyanin@gmail.com M. Fukuyama Graduate...Johannesburg, South _Africa_e-mail: tsunogae@geol.tsukuba.ac.jp © 2016 December Geological Society of South Africa...high-grade metamorphic Central Zone of the Limpopo Complex,South Africa, delineated meta-peridotite, meta-pyroxenite...to mafic rocks form part of the Palaeoarchaean Messina layered intrusion. Modal mineralogy of the pyroxenite |
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Xie, Hangqiang, Kröner, Alfred, Brandl, Günther, Wan, Yusheng (2017) Two orogenic events separated by 2.6Ga mafic dykes in the Central Zone, Limpopo Belt, southern Africa. Precambrian Research, 289. 129-141 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2016.11.009 |
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| Ga mafic dykes in the Central Zone,Limpopo Belt, Southern _Africa_Hangqiang Xie, Alfred Kröner, Günther...Ga mafic dykes in the Central Zone, Limpopo Belt, Southern Africa, Precambrian Research (2016), doi: http://dx...mafic dykes in the 2 Central Zone, Limpopo Belt, Southern _Africa_Hangqiang Xie1, Alfred Kröner1,2 Günther...Germany 3 Council for Geoscience, Limpopo Unit, Polokwane, South _Africa_9 10 Abstract 11 Mafic dykes...Suite in the Central Zone of 12 the Limpopo Belt, South Africa, and were classified in the past into |
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Kröner, Alfred, Brandl, Günther, Brandt, Sönke, Klemd, Reiner, Xie, Hangqiang (2018) Geochronological evidence for Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic polymetamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 310. 320-347 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2018.03.013 |
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| polymetamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South _Africa_Alfred Kröner, Günther Brandl, Sönke...polymetamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa, Precambrian Research (2018), doi: https://doi...polymetamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South _Africa_Alfred Kröner1,2, Günther Brandl3, Sönke...3 4 5 Council for Geoscience, Limpopo Unit, Polokwane, South _Africa_GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Universität...Hong Kong, China Abstract The Central Zone of Limpopo Belt is a polymetamorphic and complexly deformed |
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Zeh, Armin, Gerdes, Axel, Klemd, Reiner, Barton, J.M. (2008) U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotope record of detrital zircon grains from the Limpopo Belt – Evidence for crustal recycling at the Hadean to early-Archean transition. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (21) 5304-5329 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.07.033 |
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| isotope record of detrital zircon grains from the_Limpopo_ Belt – Evidence for crustal recycling at the Hadean...Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South _Africa_e P.O. Box 72196, Parkview 2122, South _Africa_b Received 4 April 2008;...quartzite from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt near Musina yield mostly ages of 3.35–3.15 Ga, minor...which are the oldest zircon grains so far found in Africa. The combined U–Pb and Lu–Hf datasets and field...hinterland of the Limpopo Belt; either from a so far unknown crustal source in southern Africa, possibly from |
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MOURI, H., MAIER, W. D., BRANDL, G. (2013) ON THE POSSIBLE OCCURRENCE OF KOMATIITES IN THE ARCHAEAN HIGH-GRADE POLYMETAMORPHIC CENTRAL ZONE OF THE LIMPOPO BELT, SOUTH AFRICA. South African Journal of Geology, 116 (1) 55-66 doi:10.2113/gssajg.116.1.55 |
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| THE LIMPOPO BELT, SOUTH _AFRICA_H. MOURI Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa...Council for Geoscience, Limpopo Unit, P.O. Box 620, Polokwana, 0700, South _Africa_e-mail: gbrandl@geoscience...gbrandl@geoscience.org.za © 2013 June Geological Society of South _Africa_ABSTRACT Komatiites occur in many Archaean...highgrade polymetamorphic Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa. The composition of the rocks overlaps...Archaean age – the first such manifestation in the Limpopo Belt and in a high to ultra-high grade (≥900°C |
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Chudy, T.C., Zeh, A., Gerdes, A., Klemd, R., Barton, J.M. (2008) Palaeoarchaean (3.3 Ga) mafic magmatism and Palaeoproterozoic (2.02 Ga) amphibolite-facies metamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt: New geochronological, petrological and geochemical constraints from metabasic and metapelitic rocks from the Venetia area. South African Journal of Geology, 111 (4) 387-408 doi:10.2113/gssajg.111.4.387 |
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| amphibolite-facies metamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt: New geochronological, petrological and geochemical...X131Í Alice. S700. South Africa, and P.O. Hox 72196, Parkview. 2122, South _Africa_e-mail: ¡ay.barton@telkomsa...barton@telkomsa.net s 2008 December Geological Society of South _Africa_ABSTRACT NXV prfst-nt new geochronological...Venetia Klippen Complex in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, Thf combined data.sel.s provide evidence...Beit Bridge Terrane of the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, in particular witli regard to the titning |
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Perchuk, L. L., van Reenen, D. D., Smit, C. A., Boshoff, R., Belyanin, G. A., Yapaskurt, V. O. (2008) Role of granite intrusions for the formation of ring structures in granulite complexes: Examples from the Limpopo belt, South Africa. Petrology, 16 (7) 652-678 doi:10.1134/s0869591108070023 |
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| Granulite Complexes: Examples from the Limpopo Belt, South _Africa_L. L. Perchuka, b, c, D. D. van Reenenb...PO Box 524, 2006 Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South _Africa_e-mail: dirkvr@uj.ac.za c Institute of Experimental...four such structures from the Central Zone of the Limpopo complex, which were formed during granulite exhumation...within the whole area of the Central Zone of the Limpopo complex. This implies that the rocks were metamorphosed...Neoarchean stage of the development of the Limpopo granulite complex. Local mineral equilibria and fluid inclusions |
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Rajesh, H.M., Belyanin, G.A., Safonov, O.G., Vorster, C., Van Reenen, D.D. (2018) Garnet-bearing low-Sr and high-Sr Singelele leucogranite: A record of Neoarchean episodic melting in collisional setting and Paleoproterozoic overprint in the Beit Bridge complex, southern Africa. Lithos, 322. 67-86 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2018.10.004 |
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| Paleoproterozoic overprint in the Beit Bride complex, southern_Africa_H.M. Rajesh, G.A. Belyanin, O.G. Safonov, C. Vorster...Paleoproterozoic overprint in the Beit Bride complex, southern Africa. Lithos (2018), doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2018.10.004...Paleoproterozoic overprint in the Beit Bride Complex, southern_Africa_PT H.M. Rajesh1,* rajesh.hm@biust.ac.bw, G.A...Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South _Africa_3 Korzhinskii Institute of Experimental Mineralogy...Bridge Complex terrane PT of the Limpopo Complex, southern Africa. The Singelele leucogranite is magnesian |
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Meulenbeld, Paul M. P. B., Grote, Wiebke, Verryn, Sabine (2014) The Albert Silver Mine and Trippkeite Occurrence, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 89 (5) 416-423 doi:10.1080/00357529.2014.926177 |
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| Locality map of the Albert Silver mine, Mpumalanga, South Africa, prepared by William Besse. Downloaded...The ALBERT Silver Mine_and TRIPPKEITE Occurrence Mpumalanga_South _Africa_Figure 3. Plan of the...the underground workings at the Albert Silver _mine_based on Van Zijl (1965), prepared by William Besse...Department of Water Affairs PO Box 1745 Bela Bela, South Africa_meulenbeldp@dwa.gov.za Department of Geology...Pretoria Private Bag X20 Hatfield, Pretoria 0028_South _Africa_wiebke.grote@up.ac.za XRD Analytical & Consulting |
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Rajesh, H. M., Belyanin, G. A., Safonov, O. G., Kovaleva, E. I., Golunova, M. A., Van Reenen, D. D. (2013) Fluid-induced Dehydration of the Paleoarchean Sand River Biotite-Hornblende Gneiss, Central Zone, Limpopo Complex, South Africa. Journal of Petrology, 54 (1) 41-74 doi:10.1093/petrology/egs062 |
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| Biotite^Hornblende Gneiss, Central Zone, Limpopo Complex, South _Africa_H. M. RAJESH1*, G. A. BELYANIN1, O....JOHANNESBURG, AUCKLAND PARK, JOHANNESBURG 2006,SOUTH _AFRICA_2 INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY RAA...PUBLICATION SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 A clear case study of _local_-scale, fluid-induced dehydration of the Paleoarchean...biotite^hornblende gneiss from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Complex is presented here. Field and petrographic...adjacent zonesçdarker Sand River orthogneiss with local occurrence of orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene, a |
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Sarkar, T., Mouri, H. (2016) Metamorphic evolution of ultramafic rocks of komatiitic composition from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 119 (3) 519-534 doi:10.2113/gssajg.119.3.519 |
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| composition from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt,South _Africa_T. Sarkar Department of Earth Sciences...University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South _Africa_e-mail: tapabrato@gmail.com H. Mouri Department...2006, South Africa_e-mail: hmouri@uj.ac.za © 2016 September Geological Society of South Africa. Abstract...metamorphic evolution of the Central Zone of the_Limpopo Belt. However, most investigations on the P-T evolution...komatiitic composition, which occurs in the vicinity of Musina in the Central Zone. These rocks are composed mainly |
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(1991) May - June 1991. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 22 (3) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| 0026-4628 ‘Continued on p. 247 Articles The Outlaw mine, Nye County, Nevada ..............................J. P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto The Messina mining district, South A frica .............................Valley Road Watsonville, California 95076 The Outlaw mine has long been known as an occurrence o f rare and...benjaminite, fo r which it is the type locality. The mine has been idle fo r more than 60 years, and because...More than 30 minerals have been identified from the mine and studies continue on the sulfosalt mineralogy |
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(2016) Berezovsk, Russia!. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 47 (4) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| net Famous Mineral Localities: The Berezovsk District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia .....................quartz in the Artonvilla mine,Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa .........................know, we supplied a DVD on the famous Pederneira_mine_ with the May-June issue. This DVD is a supplement...staff of the British Museum (Natural History) in South Kensington on October 1, 1957, as Assistant Scientific... and he was in constant demand as a speaker at local clubs and societies. Three of his most popular talks--delivered |
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RAJESH, H. M., SAFONOV, O. G., BELYANIN, G. A., KRAMERS, J. D. (2014) MONAZITE-FLUORAPATITE CHARACTERISTICS AS EVIDENCE FOR INTERPLAY BETWEEN 2.04 GA FLUID-INDUCED DEHYDRATION AND MELTING OF THE SAND RIVER GNEISS, LIMPOPO COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA. South African Journal of Geology, 117 (2) 237-254 doi:10.2113/gssajg.117.2.237 |
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| AND MELTING OF THE SAND RIVER GNEISS, LIMPOPO COMPLEX,SOUTH _AFRICA_H.M. RAJESH Department of Earth and...Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2001,South _Africa_e-mail: oleg@iem.ac.ru G.A. BELYANIN AND J...Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2001,South _Africa_e-mail: gbelyanin@gmail.com; jkramers@uj.ac...ac.za © 2014 December Geological Society of South _Africa_ABSTRACT A tonalitic vein from a representative...and Rajesh et al. (2013) from the Limpopo Complex in South Africa. The present study follows these two |
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Francis, Carl A., Scovil, Jeffrey A. (2018) Crystal Growth Phenomena. Rocks & Minerals, 93 (1) 22-35 doi:10.1080/00357529.2018.1383828 |
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| from an aqueous solution, but the crystal of magnetite (now hematite), shown in figure 4, grew from a...in marl (6.7 cm) from the Ampliación a Victoria mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain. Chris and Agatha Galas...characteristic of hopper crystals from the Zapata_mine_, Santa Elena de Uairen, Bolivar, Venezuela. Keith...Proctor specimen. Figure 4. Hopper crystal of magnetite(1.4 cm), now a hematite pseudomorph, from the...cavernous basal faces (3.4 cm) from the North Geronimo mine, Trigo Montains, LaPaz County, Arizona. Dick Morris |
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Laurent, Oscar, Martin, Hervé, Doucelance, Régis, Moyen, Jean-François, Paquette, Jean-Louis (2011) Geochemistry and petrogenesis of high-K “sanukitoids” from the Bulai pluton, Central Limpopo Belt, South Africa: Implications for geodynamic changes at the Archaean–Proterozoic boundary. Lithos, 123 (1) 73-91 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2010.12.009 |
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| “sanukitoids” from the Bulai pluton, Central Limpopo Belt, South Africa: Implications for geodynamic changes...intrusive in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt (Limpopo Province, South Africa). It is made up of large volumes...2007) within the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, in South Africa. The goal of this study is twofold:...boundary. 2. Geological setting 2.1. The Limpopo Belt The Limpopo Belt (Fig. 1) is a ~ 650 km-long and ~200...high-grade granulitic terrane, outcropping in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It corresponds to a |
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Rajesh, H.M., Belyanin, G.A., Van Reenen, D.D. (2018) Three tier transition of Neoarchean TTG-sanukitoid magmatism in the Beit Bridge Complex, Southern Africa. Lithos, 296. 431-451 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2017.11.018 |
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| magmatism in the Beit Bridge Complex, southern _Africa_H.M. Rajesh, G.A. Belyanin, D.D. Van Reenen PII:...magmatism in the Beit Bridge Complex, southern Africa. The address for the corresponding author was captured...magmatism in the Beit Bridge Complex, southern _Africa_H.M. Rajesh1*, G.A. Belyanin2, D.D. Van Reenen2...Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South _Africa_T 1 CR IP *Corresponding author. Telephone:...Bridge AN Complex terrane of the Limpopo Complex in southern Africa. These include the smaller ~2.65- |
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Chetty, T. R. K., Kehelpannala, Wilbert (2021) Atlas of deformed and metamorphosed rocks from proterozoic orogens. Elsevier. |
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| 214 222 228 233 Proterozoic orogens of Southern Africa_4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 v Mahanadi shear zone Nagavali-Vamsadhara...Aravalli-Delhi Orogenic Belt 2.5.1 Introduction 2.5.2_South Delhi Terrane 2.5.3 Sandmata Terrane 2.5.4 Sirohi...References Introduction The Limpopo Belt The Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt The Mahalapye Complex 4...Proterozoic orogens of India, Sri Lanka, Botswana, South Africa, East Antarctica, and Western Australia. All...Antarctica, Western Australia and some parts of the Limpopo Belt. We thank profusely the Geological Survey |
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Saggerson, E.P, Turner, L.M (1976) A review of the distribution of metamorphism in the ancient Rhodesian craton. Precambrian Research, 3 (1) 1-53 doi:10.1016/0301-9268(76)90002-4 |
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| Department of Geology, University of Natal, Durban (South Africa) (Received August 15, 1973, revision accepted...margin particularly within the Zambezi and the Limpopo belts. The distribution of the associated early...development were due to thermal highs centred on the Limpopo mobile belt and possibly the Zambezi belt. INTRODUCTION...of the international metamorphic map of southern _Africa_b a s e d o n t h e c o n c e p t o f m e t a m...post-Shamvaian. (4) The granites and granitic gneisses. (5) Limpopo Group metasediments. ANCIENT BASEMENT RELICS -- |
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Hor, A.K., Hutt, D.K., Smith, J.V., Wakefield, J., Windley, B.F. (1975) Petrochemistry and mineralogy of early Precambrian anorthositic rocks of the Limpopo belt, southern Africa. Lithos, 8 (4) 297-310 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(75)90013-4 |
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| Precambrlan anorthositic rocks of the Limpopo belt, southem_Africa_. Lithoa ~8, ~97-310. T w o sections...l~e anorthosite ,complex' were examined at Messina. South Afdca and at Pikwe, Botswana. Thirty XRF whole-rock...in stratigraphic order show that alkalies a t Messina increase upwards from leuco-gabbros to anorthosites...decrease and increase, respectively, with height at Messina, but 22 analyses from Pikwe show no such trends...Fe-rich. also like the Fiskenaesset ones. The Limpopo anorthositic rocks belong to a layered igneous |
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Jacobsen, J. B. E., McCarthy, T. S. (1976) An unusual hydrothermal copper deposit at Messina, South Africa. Economic Geology, 71 (1) 117-130 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.71.1.117 |
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| An UnusualHydrothermal CopperDepositat Messina,South _Africa_J. B. E. JACOBSEN' ANDT. S. •{CCARTHY Abstract...ne passingthrough the Artonvilla mine. The orebodiesin the district include breccia pipes, fissure deposits...the latter being best developedin the Artonvilla mine, where four separatelodesare developed. The EmeryLodeis...prehistoric time. Since foldedmetasediments of the Limpopo Group. Table 1903, when the Messinacoppermine was...producingmines (Harper, sequence and lithologyaround Messina. Rocks in Campbell,Artonvilla,and Spence)havebeendevel- |
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Barton, J.M. (2003) The geology of the area surrounding the Venetia kimberlite pipes, Limpopo Belt, South Africa: A complex interplay of nappe tectonics and granitoid magmatism. South African Journal of Geology, 106 (2) 109-128 doi:10.2113/106.2-3.109 |
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| surrounding the Venetia kimberlite pipes,Limpopo Belt, South Africa: A complex interplay of nappe tectonics...Auckland Park 2006, South _Africa_e-mail: jmb@na.rau.ac.za W.P. Barnett Premier Mine, P.O. Box X1015, Cullinan...Cullinan 1000, South _Africa_e-mail: wayne.barnett@debeersgroup.com E.S. Barton DeBeers Geoscience Center...Center, P.O. Box 82232, Southdale 2135, South _Africa_e-mail: erika.barton@debeersgroup.com M. Barnett1...2006, South _Africa_Present address: Gemcom Africa (Pty) Ltd, P.O. Box 411689, Craighall 2024, South Africa |
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Windley, B F, Bishop, F C, Smith, J V (1981) Metamorphosed Layered Igneous Complexes in Archean Granulite-Gneiss Belts. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9. 175-196 doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.09.050181.001135 |
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| belt of northwest Scotland and the Limpopo belt of southern Africa (Table 1) are in different sub-belts...Malagasy Sakeny Boulanger 1959_Limpopo_, southern Africa Messina layered intrusion Hor et al1975,...1974, J. D. Sills et ai, in preparation_Limpopo_, southern _Africa_Neshuro complex and Chingwa-Ma-Karorro...1973), Labrador (Bridgwater et al 1975), and the Limpopo belt (Barton et al 1977b). Metamorphic ages are:...West Greenland 3.6 to 3.8 Ga B.P., Labrador 3.6, Limpopo 3.86 ± 0.12; younger gneisses, West Green land |
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