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Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia

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Main Author: Faber, Carly
Other Authors: Diener, Johann
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Geological Sciences 2014
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10446 Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia Faber, Carly Diener, Johann Geological Sciences Includes bibliographical references. The migration of granitic melt is the main mechanism that facilitates upward movement of heat and mass, and the chemical differentiation of the continental crust. Whereas the processes of melt segregation and emplacement are relatively well understood, melt ascent mechanisms are more speculative. Specific outstanding questions include the structure of melt conduits, the driving forces of melt ascent, and the timescales involved. The Central Zone of the Damara Belt presents a snapshot of melt migration through subsolidus, mid-crustal rocks. Outcrops selected for detailed investigation are representative of a variety of mestasedimentary rock types and strain environments, and all contain pervasive and interconnected leucosome networks representative of melt movement through, and emplacement into these rocks. 2014-12-28T20:11:11Z 2014-12-28T20:11:11Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10446 eng application/pdf Department of Geological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Geological Sciences
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Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia
thesis_degree_str Master's
title Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia
title_full Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia
title_fullStr Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia
title_full_unstemmed Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia
title_short Processes of felsic melt migration through the mid-crust : evidence from field relations in the central zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia
title_sort processes of felsic melt migration through the mid crust evidence from field relations in the central zone of the damara belt namibia
topic Geological Sciences
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10446
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