Essays about: "Kaapvaal"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the word Kaapvaal.

  1. 6. Visualizing the volcanic history of the Kaapvaal Craton using ArcGIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Max Adolfsson; [2014]
    Keywords : ArcGIS; time slice maps; geochronology; correlations; Kaapvaal Craton; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Kaapvaal Craton comprises a piece of well preserved Archaean crust making it a valuable subject in the pursuit of palaeocontinental reconstruction. The aim of this study was to visualize the volcanic events of the craton through time using arcGIS and available geochronological data. READ MORE

  3. 7. U-Pb geochronology and paleomagnetism of the Westerberg sill, Kaapvaal Craton : support for a coherent Kaapvaal-Pilbara block (Vaalbara)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Tobias Christoph Kampmann; [2012]
    Keywords : Kaapvaal; Pilbara; Vaalbara; baddeleyite; U-Pb geochronology; paleomagnetism; continental reconstruction; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

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  4. 8. When did the Kalahari craton form? : constraints from baddeleyite U-Pb geochronology and geo-chemistry of mafic intrusions in the Kaapvaal and Zimbabwe cratons

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Nadine März; [2010]
    Keywords : geography; geology; Kalahari craton; baddeylite U-Pb geochronology; mafic intrusions; Kaapvaal craton; Zimbabwe craton; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Nordost om Bushveldkomplexen i Kaapvaal kratonen finns en mäktig gångsvärm av nordost-orienterade diabasgångar tillhörande ”the Black Hills dyke swarm”. Med hjälp av U- Pb metoden av mineral baddeleyit daterades fem gångar inom ålderspannet 1.87 - 1.85 Ga, där två av dem ger exakta åldrar på 1852 ± 5 Ma och 1863 ± 7 Ma. READ MORE