Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-160). / The Cullinan kimberlite is a Group I kimberlite and is located in the northeastern region of the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa. The kimberlite pipe has been dated at 1180 ± 30 Ma and intrudes the Bushveld Igneous Complex (2.05 Ga). This study explores the geochemistry of a suite of one hundred selected diamonds and their associated mineral inclusions. The majority of the diamonds described here are peridotitic (94%) and the remainder are eclogitic. The peridotic inclusions may be further subdivided into harzburgitic and lherzolitic parageneses.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/4231 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Whitehead, Kerryn |
| Contributors | Richardson, Steve, Gurney, John J |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Science, Department of Geological Sciences |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MSc |
| Format | application/pdf |
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