Geology of the K1 and K2 Kimberlite Pipes at Murowa, Zimbabwe

Moss, S.; Webb, Kimberley; Hetman, C.; Manyumbu, Ammiel

doi:10.1007/978-81-322-1173-0_3

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“…A second volumetrically minor kimberlite type, also coherent kimberlite, is preserved locally near the pipe margins. This pipe is also cut by late stage kimberlite dykes (Moss et al, 2012). The age of emplacement is inferred at 538 Ma based on association with the nearby Sese kimberlites (Bulanova et al, 2012).…”

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“…11). The Murowa Mine was commissioned in 2004 and comprises K1 (2.5 ha) and K2 (2 ha) (Moss et al, 2012). K1 is irregular in shape and the pipe infill is internally complex with at least 5 main kimberlite types comprising three coherent kimberlite and two volcaniclastic kimberlite units.…”

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The Murowa kimberlite field includes three diamondiferous kimberlite pipes (K1, K2, and K3) and multiple kimberlite dikes that have been emplaced into the Archean Chibi granite batholith north of the Limpopo belt in south-central Zimbabwe. Here we summarize the key aspects of the geology of the Murowa kimberlites from previous studies and integrate these findings with new structural data to interpret a structural model governing the locations, relative positions, and orientations of emplaced kimberlite. Key observations of drill core, thin section petrography, geochemistry, and mapping of exposed rocks at the Murowa diamond mine are summarized from previous work, and these data collectively form the basis for emplacement interpretations and threedimensional (3-D) geologic models of each body. Structural observations are used to interpret the presence of a km-scale tensile bridge hosting the Murowa kimberlites and suggest Murowa is an example of kimberlite emplacement into multiple, reactivated, preexisting near-surface structures at different orientations. We propose that the physical state of the ascending magma (% of gas, extent of phase separation) can dictate whether kimberlite is emplaced along preexisting structures or creates and intrudes new fracture networks in planes of weak horizontal stress. A reproducible age of ~526 Ma is determined for two coherent kimberlite dikes at K1, while an older Rb-Sr model age of ~543 Ma is calculated for a single dike from K2, though this result is of limited reliability due to potential disturbance of the Rb-Sr system due to phlogopite alteration. These results highlight potential problems with reported ages from kimberlite pipes.

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Geology of the K1 and K2 Kimberlite Pipes at Murowa, Zimbabwe

Cited by 3 publications

References 32 publications

Overview of Diamond Resources in Africa

Overview of Diamond Resources in Africa

Geology and resource development of the Kelvin kimberlite pipe, Northwest Territories, Canada

Geology, Structure, and Radiometric Age Determination of the Murowa Kimberlites, Zimbabwe

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