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Ages of detrital zircon grains from Neoproterozoic siliciclastic rocks in the Shakawe area: implications for the evolution of Proterozoic crust in northern Botswana
(Geological Society of South Africa. http://sajg.geoscienceworld.org/, 2000-06)The Precambrian rocks of northern Botswana comprise poorly exposed igneous complexes, high-grade metamorphic rocks, as well as sedimentary sequences including mainly siliciclastic and carbonate rocks. New U-Pb SHRIMP data ... -
Assessment of groundwater pollution vulnerability and modelling of the Kanye Wellfield in SE Botswana—a GIS approach
(Elsevier Science Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2004)Botswana is a semi-arid country with limited recharge to groundwater resources. Groundwater however is a major source of water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses. There is therefore the need to ensure that the ... -
Basement control on dyke distribution in Large Igneous Provinces: Case study of the Karoo triple junction
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/epsl, 2006)Continental flood basalts consist of vast quantities of lava, sills and giant dyke swarms that are associated with continental break-up. The commonly radiating geometry of dyke swarms in these provinces is generally ... -
A ca. 200Ma hiatus between the Lower and Upper Transvaal Groups of southern Africa: SHRIMP U–Pb detrital zircon evidence from the Segwagwa Group, Botswana: Implications for Palaeoproterozoic glaciations
(Elsevier B.V. www.elsevier.com/locate/epsl, 2006)The Segwagwa Group of southeastern Botswana, a correlate of the Pretoria Group of the Transvaal Supergroup of South Africa, consists of a major sequence of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, minor carbonates and basaltic ... -
A ca. 200Ma hiatus between the Lower and Upper Transvaal Groups of southern Africa: SHRIMP U–Pb detrital zircon evidence from the Segwagwa Group, Botswana: Implications for Palaeoproterozoic glaciations
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/epsl, 2006)The Segwagwa Group of southeastern Botswana, a correlate of the Pretoria Group of the Transvaal Supergroup of South Africa, consists of a major sequence of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, minor carbonates and basaltic to ... -
Characterization of enriched lithospheric mantle components in ∼2.7 Ga Banded Iron Formations: An example from the Tati Greenstone Belt, Northeastern Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/precamres, 2009)Major and trace element, samarium (Sm)–neodymium (Nd) and lead (Pb) isotopic analyses of individual mesobands of five Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) and associated volcanic and sedimentary rocks from the Neoarchean Tati ... -
Contaminant binding and bioaccessibility in the dust from the Ni-Cu mining/smelting District of Selebi-Phikwe (Botswana)
(Wiley Periodicals LLC, https://www.wiley.com/, 2022-08-22)We studied the dust fractions of the smelting slag, mine tailings, and soil from the former Ni-Cu mining and processing district in Selebi-Phikwe (eastern Botswana). Multi-method chemical and mineralogical investigations ... -
A continental scale water balance model: a GIS-approach for Southern Africa
(Pergamon www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2003)A distributed GIS-based hydrological model is developed using GIS and computational hydrology techniques. The model is based on water balance consideration of the surface and subsurface processes. The surface water balance ... -
A continental scale water balance model: a GIS-approach for Southern Africa
(Pergamon www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2003)A distributed GIS-based hydrological model is developed using GIS and computational hydrology techniques. The model is based on water balance consideration of the surface and subsurface processes. The surface water balance ... -
Coupling NCA dimensionality reduction with machine learning in multispectral rock classification problems
(MDPI, https://www.mdpi.com/, 2021-08-05)Though multitudes of industries depend on the mining industry for resources, this industry has taken hits in terms of declining mineral ore grades and its current use of traditional, time consuming and computationally ... -
Cryptic indicators of provenance from the geochemistry of the Okavango Delta sediments, Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/sedgeo, 2005)The siliciclastic sediments of the Okavango inland Delta of northwest Botswana have a modal composition of quartz arenites and result from a complex history, including transport by river and deposition in a nascent rift ... -
Environmental chemistry and mineralogy of particulate air matter around Selebi Phikwe nickel–copper plant, Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/mineng, 2004)This study aimed at chemically and mineralogically characterizing whole particulate air matter (PAM) occurring at the Selebi Phikwe nickel–copper (Ni–Cu) area in Botswana, and postulating its possible environmental ... -
Genesis of sediment-hosted stratiform copper–cobalt deposits, central African Copperbelt
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2005)The Neoproterozoic central African Copperbelt is one of the greatest sediment-hosted stratiform Cu–Co provinces in the world, totalling 140 Mt copper and 6 Mt cobalt and including several world-class deposits (P10 Mt ... -
Gravity evidence for a larger Limpopo Belt in southern Africa and geodynamic implications
(Royal Astronomical Society. http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0956-540X&site=1, 2002)The Limpopo Belt of southern Africa is a Neoarchean orogenic belt located between two older Archean provinces, the Zimbabwe craton to the north and the Kaapvaal craton to the south. Previous studies considered the Limpopo ... -
The Karoo triple junction questioned: evidence from Jurassic and Proterozoic 40Ar/39Ar ages and geochemistry of the giant Okavango dyke swarm (Botswana)
(Elservier www.elsevier.com/locate/epsl, 2004)The lower Jurassic Karoo–Ferrar magmatism represents one of the most important Phanerozoic continental flood basalt (CFB) provinces. The Karoo CFB province is dominated by tholeiitic traps and apparently radiating giant ... -
Lithostratigraphic position and petrographic characteristics of R.A.T. (‘‘Roches Argilo-Talqueuses’’) Subgroup, Neoproterozoic Katangan Belt (Congo)
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2005)The Neoproterozoic Katangan R.A.T. ("Roches Argilo-Talqueuses") Subgroup is a sedimentary sequence composed of red massive to irregularly bedded terrigenous-dolomitic rocks occurring at the base of the Katangan succession ... -
Major and trace element geochemistry of plutonic rocks from Francistown, NE Botswana: evidence for a Neoarchaean continental active margin in the Zimbabwe craton
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/lithos, 2003)The Neoarchaean Tati granite–greenstone terrane occurs within the southwestern part of the Zimbabwe craton in NE Botswana. It comprises 10 intrusive bodies forming part of three distinct plutonic suites: (1) an earlier ... -
The Mesoproterozoic Irumide belt of Zambia
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2006)The Mesoproterozoic Irumide belt is a northeast-trending structural province stretching from central Zambia to the Zambia–Tanzania border and northern Malawi. Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic transcurrent shear zones ... -
Mesoproterozoic rocks of Namibia and their plate tectonic setting
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2006)Two main Mesoproterozoic provinces occur in southern Namibia: (1) The high-grade Namaqua Metamorphic Complex (NMC) composed of a supracrustal sedimentary succession and interpreted as a passive margin sequence in the west ... -
The Neoproterozoic Mwashya–Kansuki sedimentary rock succession in the central African Copperbelt, its Cu–Co mineralisation, and regional correlations
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/gr, 2007)Rocks of the Neoproterozoic Mwashya Subgroup (former Upper Mwashya) form the uppermost sedimentary unit of the Roan Group. Based on new field and drill hole observations, the Mwashya is subdivided into three formations: ...