Open AccessA Summary of the Precambrian Granitoid Rocks of the Kruger National Park
Author(s) -
J. M. Barton,
J. W. Bristow,
F.J. Venter
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v29i1.518
Subject(s) - precambrian , archean , national park , proterozoic , geology , greenstone belt , geochemistry , earth science , geography , paleontology , archaeology , tectonics
Precambrian granitoid rocks underlie approximately 60 percent of the Kruger National Park. They occur primarily in the western portion of the park and comprise a wide variety of rock including granites, granodiorites, tonalites, trondhjemites and syenites spanning more than 1 500 Ma from the Archaean to the Proterozoic. Remnants of old greenstone belts are also found