Damara Belt
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The Damara Belt is a major Neoproterozoic–Paleozoic orogenic belt in Namibia, formed during the assembly of Gondwana and marking the collision zone between the Congo and Kalahari cratons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damara Belt canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
orogenic belt ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Congo Craton to the north
ⓘ
Kalahari Craton to the south ⓘ |
| contains |
sedimentary basins
ⓘ
volcanic sequences ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| extendsInto | north-central Namibia ⓘ |
| formedBy |
continental collision
ⓘ
subduction-related processes ⓘ |
| formedDuring | assembly of Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Cambrian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordovician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeformationPhase |
brittle overprint in late stages
ⓘ
multiple ductile deformation phases ⓘ |
| hasEconomicResource |
base metals
ⓘ
industrial minerals ⓘ uranium deposits ⓘ |
| hasMagmatism |
post-tectonic granitic magmatism
ⓘ
syn-tectonic granitic magmatism ⓘ |
| hasMetamorphicGrade | low-grade to high-grade metamorphism ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
granitoid intrusions
ⓘ
metasedimentary rocks ⓘ metavolcanic rocks ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
fold-and-thrust belt
ⓘ
regional folds ⓘ shear zones ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | Damara Orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metamorphicEvent | Pan-African metamorphism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west trending ⓘ |
| orogenyAge |
Neoproterozoic
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| partOf | Pan-African orogenic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
geochronology
ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| separatesCratons |
Congo Craton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalahari Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key for understanding Gondwana assembly in southwestern Africa
ⓘ
records collision between Congo and Kalahari cratons ⓘ |
| tectonicProvince | Pan-African belts of southwestern Africa ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | collision zone ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.