Late Archaean high-grade metamorphism in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Alfred Kröner (†)
• Subject Area: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
• Term: from 2014 to 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 260219615

Field investigations of granulite-facies supracrustal assemblage on the farm Klein Bolay, Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa, followed by zircon dating, petrological characterization as well as Sm-Nd whole-rock and Hf-in-zircon isotopic characteristics with the aim to establish the age, petrogenesis and metamorphic evolution of these rocks The overall purpose is to elucidate the previously ill-defined Archaean metamorphic history of the Central Zone.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: China, China (Hong Kong), South Africa
• Participating Persons: Privatdozent Dr. Günther Brandl; Professor Dr. Ernst Josef Hegner; Professor Dr. Reiner Klemd; Professor Min Sun, Ph.D.; Professor Yusheng Wan, Ph.D.