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Orapa
Botswana
Main commodities: Diamonds




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2004.    
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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Orapa

    Selected References
Burgess, R., Kiviets, G.B. and Harris, J.W.,  2004 - Ar-Ar age determinations of eclogitic clinopyroxene and garnet inclusions in diamonds from the Venetia and Orapa kimberlites: in    Lithos   v.77, pp. 113-124.
Deines P and Harris J W  2004 - New insights into the occurrence of 13C-depleted carbon in the mantle from two closely associated kimberlites: Letlhakane and Orapa, Botswana: in    Lithos   v77 pp 125-142
Field M, Gibson J G, Wilkes T A, Gababotse J and Khutjwe P  1997 - The geology of the Orapa A/K1 kimberlite Botswana: Further insight into emplacement of kimberlite pipes: in   Proc. 6th International Kimberlite Conference, Volume 1 - Kimberlites, related rocks and mantle xenoliths Russian Geology and Geophysics, Spec. Issue,    v38, no. 1 pp 24-39
Gautherona C, Cartignyb P, Moreiraa M, Harrisc J W and Allegre C J.  2005 - Evidence for a mantle component shown by rare gases, C and N isotopes in polycrystalline diamonds from Orapa (Botswana): in    Earth and Planetary Science Letters   v240 pp 559-572
McDonald I and Viljoen K S,  2006 - Platinum-group element geochemistry of mantle eclogites: a reconnaissance study of xenoliths from the Orapa kimberlite, Botswana: in    Trans. IMM (incorp. AusIMM Proc.), Section B, Appl. Earth Sc.   v115 pp 81-93
Stachel, T., Viljoen, K.,S., McDade, P. and Harris, J.W.,  2004 - Diamondiferous lithospheric roots along the western margin of the Kalahari Craton - the peridotitic inclusion suite in diamonds from Orapa and Jwaneng: in    Contrib. to Mineralogy & Petrology   v.147, pp. 32-47.


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