- Title
- Cretaceous erosion in central South Africa: evidence from upper-crustal xenoliths in kimberlite diatremes
- Creator
- Hanson, E Kelsey, Moore, John M, Bordy, Emese M, Marsh, Julian S, Howarth, Geoffrey H, Robey, Julian van Aardt
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/144978
- Identifier
- vital:38397
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.2113/gssajg.112.2.125
- Description
- Twelve Group II and fourteen Group I kimberlite diatremes in central South Africa were examined for upper crustal xenoliths in order to estimate the extent of various lithological units of the Karoo Supergroup in the main Karoo basin at times of kimberlite eruption, the Cretaceous erosional history of the area, and the approximate vertical extent of the kimberlite diatremes prior to erosion. Sandstone and amygdaloidal basaltic lava xenoliths from the Karoo Supergroup were specifically selected as their modal mineralogies and geochemical compositions respectively can be attributed to specific stratigraphic positions within the Karoo Supergroup. Results indicated that, at the time of Group II kimberlite eruption (120 Ma), basaltic lavas of the Drakensberg Group covered the entire area, but by the time of Group I kimberlite eruption (85 Ma), they were restricted to the south-eastern half of the study area.
- Format
- 16 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Journal of Geology, Hanson, E.K., Moore, J.M., Bordy, E.M., Marsh, J.S., Howarth, G. and Robey, J.V.A., 2009. Cretaceous erosion in central South Africa: Evidence from upper-crustal xenoliths in kimberlite diatremes. South African Journal of Geology, 112(2), pp.125-140, South African Journal of Geology volume 112 number 2 125 140 September 2009 1012-0750
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