... observed clear QL waves at stations in the western MRZ, indicating that there are significant lateral gradients in anisotropy beneath the western MRZ. The stations that recorded QL waves are close to the eastern edge of an unexposed Niassa craton revealed by the latest high‐resolution tomographic model...

... and Lurio shear belt to the east and thus coincides with a continuation of the Southern Irumide Belt ( Figure 1 ) which represents a tectonised edge of the Niassa Craton (e.g., Andreoli, 1984 ; Kröner and Collins, 2001 ). Malawi’s recent geological history is dominated by carbonatite magmatism associated...

... the southern part of the East African Orogen (EAO: Figure 1 ), from its Palaeoproterozoic basement along the shore of Lake Niassa to the Indian Ocean coastal plain. It lies at a critical junction between the north-south trending “Mozambique Belt” (e.g. Holmes, 1951 ) and the east-west trending Zambezi-Irumide...

... are preserved at the top of the Karoo sequence. This contrasts to the voluminous flood basalts that cap the Karoo sediments throughout southern Africa. On the northwest side of the graben, the Ponta Messuli complex outcrops along the shores of Lake Malawi (Lago Niassa) and is associated...

... 149 Stratabound magnetite deposits from the eastern outcrop belt of the Archaean Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum craton, India— J. Mukhopadhyay, J. Gutzmer, N.J. Beukes, and K.-I. Hayashi 175 Vol. 24, No. 2, 2009 © 2009 Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 2009 E conomic G eology...

... by reworked Archean rock are relatively scarce globally. Notable exceptions include (1) Mesozoic gold districts situated at the cratonic margin bordering the North China craton, China (e.g., Li et al., 2012 ); (2) Paleoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic, and Neoarchean-Paleozoic Lupa, Mpanda, and Niassa gold...

... deposited in a shallow marine environment. ? Triassic-Jurassic Intra-cratonic rifting with marine incursions Rio Mecole Formation and N’Gapa Formation High-energy fluviatile, alluvial fan and scree slope sediments in intra-cratonic rift-basins Late Carboniferous to Triassic Intra-cratonic rifting...

... as outboard volcanic arcs formed in the Mozambique Ocean and assembled into the Congo Craton during the Kuunga Orogeny. While the different complexes in NE Mozambique are characterized by granulite facies metamorphism, prevailing at different time and different crustal levels, all...

... within the Lupa goldfield share many geologic similarities with the orogenic Au deposit type and are situated within a Paleoproterozoic magmatic arc that intruded the Archean Tanzanian cratonic margin. Pyrite ± chalcopyrite ± molybdenite-bearing fault-fill veins and mylonitic shear zones crosscut...

... in the A couple of papers advocated that exploration should be guided by Gawler Craton and emphasized the favorable high-oxide nature of certain "risk-analysis" of the type used in the petroleum industry. Although mineralized granites. exploration programs should be continually tempered by assessment of relative...

....96.6.1455 . Aulbach , S. , Mungall , J.E. , and Pearson , D.G. , 2016 , Distribution and processing of highly siderophile elements in cratonic mantle lithosphere : Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry , v. 81 , p. 239 – 304 , https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2016.81.5 . Aurbach...

.... metallogenic problems in the cordilleras 3. Role of Geologists in the Disposal of and cratons of North and South Radioactive Waste. 1 America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. All requests for lectures should be directed to Christine Horrigan, Traveling Lecturers Secretary, SEG, 7811 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO...

.... (2011) showed that for the Amazon River, fine-grained sediment is derived from the entire watershed, including the Andes, and it reflects a relatively high erosion rate, while coarse-grained sediment is sourced primarily from the cratonic shield, and it reflects a much slower erosion rate...