Geologic Evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa (GSA Special Paper 329)

Geologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa......Page 1
ISBN 0-8137-2329-9......Page 2
Stratigraphy of the west-central part of
the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa......Page 3
Structural divisions and development of the west-central part
of the Barberton Greenstone Belt......Page 39
Petrology and sedimentology of cherts and related silicified
sedimentary rocks in the Swaziland Supergroup......Page 85
Modes of accumulation of carbonaceous matter in the early Archean:
A petrographic and geochemical study of the carbonaceous cherts of
the Swaziland Supergroup......Page 117
Geochemistry of mafic and ultramafic rocks in the type section of the
Kromberg Formation, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa......Page 135
Subaqueous to subaerial Archean ultramafic
phreatomagmatic volcanism, Kromberg Formation,
Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa......Page 153
Sedimentology, mineralogy, and implications of silicified evaporites in
the Kromberg Formation, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa......Page 169
Komatiites of the Mendon Formation: Late-stage ultramafic
volcanism in the Barberton Greenstone Belt......Page 191
Shallow-water sedimentation of accretionary lapilli-bearing
strata of the Msauli Chert: Evidence of explosive
hydromagmatic komatiitic volcanism......Page 215
Foreland basin sedimentation in the Mapepe Formation,
southern-facies Fig Tree Group......Page 235
Sedimentary petrography and provenance of the
Archean Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt......Page 261
Geologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt and vicinity......Page 289
Back cover / Contents......Page 315