Zimbabwe Craton
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The Zimbabwe Craton is an ancient, stable block of continental crust in southern Africa, renowned for its Archean greenstone belts and rich gold deposits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe Craton canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craton
ⓘ
geological province ⓘ |
| ageEstimate | >2.5 billion years ⓘ |
| analogOf | Kaapvaal Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Limpopo Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magondi Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambezi Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Great Dyke of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| crustalComposition | tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) suites ⓘ |
| crustalEvolutionStage | early continental nucleus ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
chromite deposits
ⓘ
major gold mining region ⓘ nickel deposits ⓘ platinum group element deposits ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Zimbabwe–Kaapvaal cratonic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Archean ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
Belingwe Greenstone Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulawayo Greenstone Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Harare Greenstone Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Midlands Greenstone Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutare Greenstone Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamva Greenstone Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRockFor |
banded iron formations
ⓘ
komatiitic lava flows ⓘ orogenic gold deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Archean greenstone belts
ⓘ
base metal deposits ⓘ gold deposits ⓘ komatiites ⓘ |
| lithology |
granite-gneiss terrane
ⓘ
greenstone belts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade |
amphibolite to granulite facies in gneiss terranes
ⓘ
greenschist to amphibolite facies in greenstone belts ⓘ |
| oldestRocksAge | >3.4 Ga ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Proterozoic sedimentary basins at margins ⓘ |
| partOf | African Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Archean crustal evolution
ⓘ
Precambrian metallogeny ⓘ greenstone belt tectonics ⓘ |
| structuralStyle |
domes and basins
ⓘ
thrust and shear zones ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
shield area
ⓘ
stable continental crust ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfGreenstoneBelts | ~3.5–2.6 Ga ⓘ |
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