Kibaran orogeny
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The Kibaran orogeny was a Mesoproterozoic mountain-building event in central and southern Africa that formed part of the broader Grenville-age global orogenic system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
ⓘ
mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| affects | Kibaran Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sn–W mineralization
ⓘ
assembly of Rodinia supercontinent ⓘ rare-metal granites ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRange | ca. 1400–1000 Ma ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
Grenville orogeny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namaqua–Natal orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ Sveconorwegian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geodynamicProcess |
continental collision and accretion
ⓘ
subduction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateEnd | 1000 million years ago ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStart | 1400 million years ago ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Mesoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMetamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ |
| hasPeakActivity | around 1200 million years ago ⓘ |
| hasRockRecordIn |
Kibara Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kivu Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Namaqua–Natal Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
formation of Proterozoic mobile belts in Africa
ⓘ
stabilization of the African craton margins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Africa
ⓘ
southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kibara region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenicCycle | Grenvillian orogenic cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grenville-age global orogenic system ⓘ |
| produced |
fold-and-thrust belts
ⓘ
granitoid intrusions ⓘ high-grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ shear zones ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
crustal thickening
ⓘ
magmatic arc development ⓘ regional metamorphism ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
continental collision
ⓘ
intra-continental deformation ⓘ |
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