... granitic orthogneisses of the Mzumbe Terrane, the Mzimlilo Granite, gave a date of 1147 ± 8 Ma. This is interpreted to represent the crystallisation age and thus gives a reliable minimum estimate of the age of the first, collision-related tectono-metamorphic episode (D 1 ) in the Mzumbe Terrane. The date...

..., Mzimlilo and Mahlongwa Suites comprising coarse grained, megacrystic, garnet biotite orthogneisses, leocogranitic rocks ( Evans et al., 1987 ; Thomas, 1988 ; Thomas, 1991 ; Clarke, 2008 ) ( Figure 3 ). The Natal Group overlies the granitic basement uncomfortably. It is subdivided into the Durban...

... with similar ages to the Glenmore granite, include the foliated Mzimlilo Suite which has a zircon evaporation age of ~1090 Ma ( Thomas et al ., 1995 ), and the post-D 1 pre-D 2 Equeefa Metabasites with an age of ~1083 Ma ( Johnston et al ., 2000 ). However, it is not known from what time onwards the two...

... Ingwe Granodiorite Leucogranodiorite sheet Development of Melville Shear Zone – Docking of Mzumbe and Margate Terranes Intrusive Suites Syntectonic Mahlongwa Suite Porphyritic granite sheets Humberdale Granite Biotite granite 1089 ± 14 Mzimlilo Suite Biotite granite...

... Mzumbe Terrane Quha Formation, Mapumulo Group Metagreywacke U–Pb Zircon 1235±9 Thomas, Cornell & Armstrong, 1999 Biotite gneiss U–Pb Zircon 1163±12 Cornell et al. 1996 Mzumbe Suite Tonalitic orthogneiss U–Pb Zircon 1207±10 Thomas & Eglington, 1990 Mzimlilo Granite...