| Robles-Cruz, Sandra E., Watangua, Manuel, Isidoro, Leonardo, Melgarejo, Joan C., GalĂ, Salvador, Olimpio, Antonio (2009) Contrasting compositions and textures of ilmenite in the Catoca kimberlite, Angola, and implications in exploration for diamond. Lithos, 112. 966-975 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.040 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | compositions and textures of ilmenite in the Catoca kimberlite, Angola, and implications in exploration for diamond... Spain ENDIAMA, Major Kanhangulo, 100, Luanda, Angola Departamento de Geologia, Faculdade de CiĂȘncias...Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815, Luanda, Angola a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...c t The Catoca group-I kimberlite, the only currently active diamond-producing mine in Angola, was emplaced...Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Angola has become an important producer of diamond (Janse | | Robles-Cruz, Sandra, Melgarejo, Joan, GalĂ, Salvador, Escayola, Monica (2012) Major- and Trace-Element Compositions of Indicator Minerals that Occur as Macro- and Megacrysts, and of Xenoliths, from Kimberlites in Northeastern Angola. Minerals, 2 (4) 318-337 doi:10.3390/min2040318 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of Xenoliths, from Kimberlites in Northeastern Angola Sandra E. Robles-Cruz 1,*, Joan Carles Melgarejo...in the Lucapa area, northeastern Angola: Tchiuzo, Anomaly 116, Catoca, Alto Cuilo-4, Alto Cuilo-63 and...petrogenetic evolution of the kimberlites in northeastern Angola and have important implications for diamond exploration...exploration. Minerals 2012, 2 319 Keywords: Angola; kimberlite; olivine; garnet; clinopyroxene; diamond;...xenoliths; REE; Sm/Nd isotopes 1. Introduction In Angola, more than 700 occurrences of kimberlite are distributed | | Robles-Cruz, Sandra E., Escayola, Monica, Jackson, Simon, GalĂ, Salvador, Pervov, Vladimir, Watangua, Manuel, Gonçalves, Antonio, Melgarejo, Joan Carles (2012) UâPb SHRIMP geochronology of zircon from the Catoca kimberlite, Angola: Implications for diamond exploration. Chemical Geology, 310. 137-147 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | SHRIMP geochronology of zircon from the Catoca kimberlite, Angola: Implications for diamond exploration...0E8, Canada d Sociedade Mineira de Catoca, Catoca, Lunda Sul, Angola e Departamento de Geologia, Universidade...Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola b c a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...UâPb dating SHRIMP Geochronology Zircon Diamond Catoca kimberlite a b s t r a c t We present the ïŹrst...zircon from the diamondiferous Catoca kimberlite in northeastern Angola, the fourth largest kimberlite | | Ustinov, Victor N., Feijo Bartolomeu, Ana M., Zagainy, Alexander K., Felix, Joao T., Mikoev, Igor I., Stegnitskiy, Yury B., Lobkova, Ludmila P., Kukui, Irina M., Nikolaeva, Evelina V., Antonov, Sergei A. (2018) Kimberlites distribution in Angola and prospective areas for new discoveries. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 383-396 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0628-1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 1 ORIGINAL PAPER Kimberlites distribution in Angola and prospective areas for new discoveries Victor...a comprehensive analysis of kimberlite pipes of Angola, including the near surface structural setting...geographical regions have been outlined within Angola representing four types of diamond bearing potential...increases from the Atlantic coast in southwestern Angola into the continent in the north-easterly direction...thousand kimberlite pipes have been discovered within Angola (Zagainy et al. 2017). This makes the country unique | | Castillo-Oliver, Montgarri, Melgarejo, Joan Carles, GalĂ, Salvador, Pervov, Vladimir, Gonçalves, Antonio Olimpio, Griffin, William L., Pearson, Norman J., O'Reilly, Suzanne Y. (2017) Use and misuse of Mg- and Mn-rich ilmenite in diamond exploration: A petrographic and trace element approach. Lithos, 292. 348-363 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2017.09.021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Australia CE [c] Sociedade Mineira de Catoca, Catoca, Lunda Sul, Angola AC [d] Departamento de Geologia...Neto de Luanda, Avenida 4 de fevereiro 71, Luanda, Angola. Abstract ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Magnesian ilmenite... MA Key words: diamond exploration, ilmenite, Angola, kimberlite, LA-ICP-MS PT E D Corresponding...ilmenite found in the Cat115 and Tchiuzo pipes (NE Angola). Additionally, the relationships between ilmenite...elements as tools for diamond exploration. Although Angola is the fourth largest diamond producer in Africa | | Pervov, V. A., Somov, S. V., Korshunov, A. V., Dulapchii, E. V., FĂ©lix, J. T. (2011) The Catoca kimberlite pipe, Republic of Angola: A paleovolcanological model. Geology of Ore Deposits, 53 (4) 295-308 doi:10.1134/s1075701511040052 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 53, No. 4, pp. 330â345. The Catoca Kimberlite Pipe, Republic of Angola: A Paleovolcanological Model...de Catoca, Republica de Angola, Lunda Sul, Catoca Received January 18, 2011 AbstractâThe Catoca kimberlite...the worldâs largest primary diamond deposits. The Catoca volcanic edifice is only slightly eroded. Kimberlitic...deposit and a paleovolcanological model of the Catoca pipe formed during a full cycle beginning with...10.1134/S1075701511040052 1 INTRODUCTION The Catoca kimberlite pipe is one of the worldâs largest primary | | Castillo-Oliver, Montgarri, GalĂ, Salvador, Melgarejo, Joan Carles, Griffin, William L., Belousova, Elena, Pearson, Norman J., Watangua, Manuel, O'Reilly, Suzanne Y. (2016) Trace-element geochemistry and UâPb dating of perovskite in kimberlites of the Lunda Norte province (NE Angola): Petrogenetic and tectonic implications. Chemical Geology, 426. 118-134 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.12.014 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of perovskite in kimberlites of the Lunda Norte province (NE Angola): Petrogenetic and tectonic implications...of perovskite in kimberlites of the Lunda Norte province (NE Angola): Petrogenetic and tectonic implications...of perovskite in kimberlites of the Lunda Norte province (NE Angola): petrogenetic and tectonic implications...Australia D [c] Sociedade Mineira de Catoca, Catoca, Lunda Sul, Angola CE P Abstract TE Corresponding...an approach, no similar study had been done in Angola, the fourth largest diamond producer in Africa | | Amores-Casals, , Melgarejo, , Bambi, , Gonçalves, , Morais, , Manuel, , Neto, , Costanzo, , Molist, (2019) Lamprophyre-Carbonatite Magma Mingling and Subsolidus Processes as Key Controls on Critical Element Concentration in CarbonatitesâThe Bonga Complex (Angola) Minerals, 9 (10) 601 doi:10.3390/min9100601 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Concentration in CarbonatitesâThe Bonga Complex (Angola) Sandra Amores-Casals 1,2, *, Joan-Carles Melgarejo...Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Caixa Postal 815, Angola; aurorabambi@hotmail.com (A.B.); tonygoncalves72@hotmail...is one of the largest carbonatitic outcrops in Angola and worldwide [75], with well-known resources in...carbonatite, located SE of Quilengues, Huila Province, Angola (Figure 1), is a carbonatite-alkaline complex...graben, a megastructure cutting Congo, Kasai and Angola Cratons and reactivated during the opening of the | | Kosman, Charles W., Kopylova, Maya G., Stern, Richard A., Hagadorn, James W., Hurlbut, James F. (2016) Cretaceous mantle of the Congo craton: Evidence from mineral and fluid inclusions in Kasai alluvial diamonds. Lithos, 265. 42-56 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2016.07.004 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Cretaceous kimberlites of the Lucapa graben in Angola. Analysis of 40 inclusion-bearing diamonds provides...We 5°S Be lt (K IB) Mbuji-Mayi K ib a Belt Angola Block 10°S Mesoproterozoic fold belts Neoproterozoic...Orogeny) Paleoproterozoic fold belts Poorly known province of Paleo-Mesoproterozoic crust reworked during...of discontinuous faults in southwest and central Angola (de Boorder, 1982). In addition to kimberlites...appear to be more concentrated in southwestern Angola off cratonic margins, whereas kimberlites tend | | Campeny, Marc, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Melgarejo, Joan C., Mangas, JosĂ©, Manuel, JosĂ©, Alfonso, Pura, Kamenetsky, Maya B., Bambi, Aurora C.J.M., Gonçalves, Antonio O. (2015) Carbonatitic lavas in Catanda (Kwanza Sul, Angola): Mineralogical and geochemical constraints on the parental melt. Lithos, 232. 1-11 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.016 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Carbonatitic lavas in Catanda (Kwanza Sul, Angola): Mineralogical and geochemical constraints on...Antonio O., Carbonatitic lavas in Catanda (Kwanza Sul, Angola): Mineralogical and geochemical constraints on...MANUSCRIPT Carbonatitic lavas in Catanda (Kwanza Sul, Angola): mineralogical and geochemical constraints on...Geologia, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola. Pura Alfonso, Dept. Enginyeria Minera i Recursos...Luanda, Angola. Antonio O. Gonçalves, Depto. Geologia, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola. Abstract | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of Saint Petersburg, Russia c Catoca Geological-Mining Community, Angola Ac ce p te d M an us cr...age of upper mantle eclogite xenoliths from the Catoca and Cat-115 (Kasai Craton) pipes are presented...ratios. an The Nb/Ta and Nb/La ratios in the Catoca eclogites range from chondritic to superchondritic...and forming inclusions in diamonds. Because the Catoca kimberlite pipe is one of the richest diamond-bearing...on eclogite xenoliths from the Catoca and CAT-115 (Kasai Craton, Angola) kimberlite pipes, which are common | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Through Time (Left) Twinned perovskite crystal in phlogopite matrix. (R ight) Mantle zircon (brown) entrained...ppm). DATING KIMBERLITES: RbâSr GEOCHRONOLOGY Phlogopite [KMg3AlSi3O10 (F,OH) 2 ] commonly occurs in kimberlites...groundmass (Mitchell et al. 2019 this issue). Phlogopite is ideally suited for kimberlite RbâSr geochronology...crystal formed from radioactive decay of 87Rb. Phlogopite macrocrysts are a favored target for RbâSr kimberlite...straightforward to extract from core/hand samples. Although phlogopite macrocrysts formed in the mantle prior to kimberlite | | Xu, Jingyao, Melgarejo, Joan Carles, Castillo-Oliver, Montgarri, ArquĂ©s, Laia, Santamaria, Joan (2018) Ilmenite generations in kimberlite from Banankoro, Guinea Conakry. Neues Jahrbuch fĂŒr Mineralogie - Abhandlungen Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 195 (3) 191-204 doi:10.1127/njma/2018/0096 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | The composition of the early generations of phlogopite and spinel suggest direct crystallisation of...compositional trends found in the late generations of phlogopite and spinels could suggest magma mixing. In this...geikielitic and are associated with spinel and phlogopite which follow the kimberlitic compositional trends...dyke systems trending E-W and SW-NE. 40Ar/39Ar phlogopite age determination from the Banankoro rocks returned...the Man craton kimberlites were classified as phlogopite kimberlites, although K contents are relatively | | Ashchepkov, I.V., Vladykin, N.V., Ntaflos, T., Downes, H., Mitchell, R., Smelov, A.P., Alymova, N.V., Kostrovitsky, S.I., Rotman, A. Ya, Smarov, G.P., Makovchuk, I.V., Stegnitsky, Yu.B., Nigmatulina, E.N., Khmelnikova, O.S. (2013) Regularities and mechanism of formation of the mantle lithosphere structure beneath the Siberian Craton in comparison with other cratons. Gondwana Research, 23 (1) 4-24 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2012.03.009 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | pipes (Ashchepkov et al., 2012b) pipes and for Catoca pipe (Ashchepkov et al., in press). New diagrams...VâHapchan; VIâBirekte; VIIâXIIâAldanâStanovoy province: VIIâOlekma, VIIIâCentral Aldan, IXâEast Aldan...suggest the participation of sediments. Common phlogopite metasomatism suggests that in continental margin...the melt feeders because the largest pipes like Catoca have much higher sub-calcic garnets (Ashchepkov...studied pipes. The Mesozoic mantle geotherms from NE Angola (Fig. 13A), Congo (Batumike et al., 2009) (Fig | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Monte Verde CarbonatiteâAlkalineâAgpaitic Complex (Angola) Sandra Amores-Casals 1,2, *, Antonio Olimpio Gonçalves...Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Caixa Postal 815, Angola; tonygoncalves72@hotmail.com Institut de CiĂšncies...agpaitic minerals; eudialyte; rinkite; loparite; Angola 1. Introduction Undersaturated alkaline rocks...Huambo and Kwanza Sul provinces, is one of the least studied carbonatite complexes in Angola. As a few studies...between Kwanza Sul, Benguela, and Huambo provinces, 500 km from the capital of Angola, Luanda (Figure | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | serpentinized olivine Mg-ilmenite, chromite, jeppeite, Phlogopite, Ti-rich hydrogarnets, altered olivine, garnet...garnet and spinel group minerals, phlogopite perovskite and calcite Altered olivine and Mg-ilmenite Ulvöspinel...Ulvöspinel, perovskite, phlogopite, serpentine, Ti-rich hydrogarnet and calcite Serpentinized olivine Spinel...Spinel group minerals, perovskite, phlogopite, serpentine, apatite, calcite and Ti-rich hydrogarnets Serpentinized...chromite, Olivine microphenocrysts, spinel rutile, phlogopite and group minerals, perovskite, Mg-ilmenite serpentine | | | Journal (issue) | diamonds of cube and cuberelated shape from the Jwaneng mine,â Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 94, 1989, pp....has been more recently reviewed in an article of mine (B. Rondeau et al., âDiamants cubiques et presque...1930s and the impact of World War II. The Premier mine closed in 1932, and the Kimberley mines were closed...decades. There was a jump in 1968 when the Finsch mine came into full operation, after which production...resumed and gained momentum in 1992 when the Venetia mine came on stream. Production has climbed steadily | | Starikova, Anastasiya, Prokopyev, Ilya, Doroshkevich, Anna, Ragozin, Alexey, Chervyakovsky, Vasily (2021) Polygenic Nature of Olivines from the Ultramafic Lamprophyres of the Terina Complex (Chadobets Upland, Siberian Platform) Based on Trace Element Composition, Crystalline, and Melt Inclusion Data. Minerals, 11 (4) 408 doi:10.3390/min11040408 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | melt inclusions in olivine macrocrysts: early phlogopite-diopside-calcite-apatite association, containing...result of melting of a mantle source that contains phlogopite- and carbonate-rich veins. Thus, aillikites carry...plume activity forming the Siberian large igneous province (LIP), and the Chadobets UML-carbonatite complex...complex) [31,33], 243.4 ± 3.1 and 241 ± 1 Ma (ArâAr, phlogopite, and Rb-Sr, respectively, aillikites from Terina...and contained K-feldspar-aegirine and apatite-phlogopite fenite zones [34â36]. Figure 1. (a) Location | | Ashchepkov, Igor, Logvinova, Alla, Spetsius, Zdislav, Downes, Hilary, Ntaflos, Theodoros, Ivanov, Alexandr, Zinchenko, Vladimir, Kostrovitsky, Sergey, Ovchinnikov, Yury (2022) Eclogite Varieties and Their Positions in the Cratonic Mantle Lithosphere beneath Siberian Craton and Archean Cratons Worldwide. Minerals, 12 (11) 1353 doi:10.3390/min12111353 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Russia CATOCA Mining Society, Av. Talatona, N/N, Quarter GU-01, Luanda 10257-10398, Angola Correspondence:...part of the Dharwar craton in India [69,83,84], Angola [85â87], and several localities from South Africa...(A) 0 T oC Fe# Ol in equilibrium with Cpx, Gar Catoca cluster 1 2 1 2 Gr Hi-Mg GrA2 3 45 mw/m2...Dharwar craton; Catoca cluster kimberlites. Symbols the same as for Figure 3. (B) Catoca cluster kimberlites...Roberts Victor pipe, Kaapvaal Craton, Africa 5.4. Catoca pipe, Craton, Africa This Congo pipe, Kasai the | | Kostrovitsky, S.I., Yakovlev, D.A., Soltys, A., Ivanov, A.S., Matsyuk, S.S., Robles-Cruz, S.E. (2020) A genetic relationship between magnesian ilmenite and kimberlites of the Yakutian diamond fields. Ore Geology Reviews, 120. 103419 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103419 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | diamondiferous kimberlite ïŹelds in the Yakutian province. This combined data set includes 10,874 analyses...diamondiferous kimberlite ïŹelds in the Yakutian province. The pipes locations with each ïŹeld, are reported...in the diamond ïŹelds of the Yakutian kimberlite province (YKP). Mineralogical assessment of these intrusions...different diamondiferous ïŹelds of the Yakutian province (in parentheses - the number of analyses). TiO2...diamond-bearing kimberlite ïŹelds of the Yakutian province: A Mirninsky; B - Daldynsky; C - Alakit-Marhinsky; | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 93 kimberlite pipes and veins in the Yakutian province (more than 7500 major component analyses), the...of secondary alterations of olivineâcal citeâphlogopite kimberlites is correlated with the amount of...of the sec ondary replacement of olivine and phlogopite, the enrichment of the rocks in secondary quartz...Olenekskaya provinces in the Yakutian kimberlite province was GEOCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL Vol. 50 No. 12...for the exam ined portion of the diamondiferous province (Table 6). This model for unaltered kimberlites | | | Thesis/Dissertation | CaracterizaciĂłn del vulcanismo carbonatĂtico de Catanda (Angola) Marc Campeny Crego ADVERTIMENT. La consulta dâaquesta... vulcanismo  carbonatĂtico  de  Catanda  (Angola)   Tesis  doctoral  presentada  por... vulcanismo  carbonatĂtico  de  Catanda  (Angola)    Tesis  doctoral  presentada ...  estat  possible  realitzar-Ââlo  a  Angola  grĂ cies  a  lâesforç,  la  dedicaciĂł...carbonatite  locality  reported  in  Angola.  The  Catanda  area  is  also | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | located within the Arkhangelsk Diamondiferous Province (NorthWestern Russia), and results of the U-Pb...(Schmitz et al. 2003); and the Catoca kimberlite in the Casai craton, Angola (Nikitina et al. 2014). Evaluating...located within the Arkhangelsk Diamondiferous Province (ADP), contains significant varieties of mantle...Archean cratonic regions Arkhangelsk diamondiferous province (ADP) Archean Belomorian mobile belt Proterozoic...2 Eclogite association in Belomorian eclogite province: 1 â Salma, 2 - Gridino detail by Griffin et | | Nosova, A.A., Kargin, A.V., Sazonova, L.V., Dubinina, E.O., Chugaev, A.V., Lebedeva, N.M., Yudin, D.S., Larionova, Y.O., Abersteiner, A., Gareev, B.I., Batalin, G.A. (2020) Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic systematic and geochronology of ultramafic alkaline magmatism of the southwestern margin of the Siberian Craton: Metasomatism of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle related to subduction and plume events. Lithos, 364. 105509 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105509 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | carbonatitic magma as a metasomatic agent. In contrast, phlogopite-rich metasomes within the lithospheric mantle...Siberian SCLM, ranging from mantle containing phlogopite e- pr due to the thermal impact of the Siberian...Devonian UMLs originated from melts derived from a phlogopite-rich source, whereas the Mesozoic UML melts were...the formation of the vast Tunguska flood-basalt province in the northern half of the Tungus superterrane...located at the southwestern periphery of this province, which was outside the main PermianâTriassic linear | | Ashchepkov, I. V., Alymova, N. V., Logvinova, A. M., Vladykin, N. V., Kuligin, S. S., Mityukhin, S. I., Downes, H., Stegnitsky, Yu. B., Prokopiev, S. A., Salikhov, R. F., Palessky, V. S., Khmel'nikova, O. S. (2014) Picroilmenites in Yakutian kimberlites: variations and genetic models. Solid Earth, 5 (2). 915-938 doi:10.5194/se-5-915-2014 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Gurney et al., 1998). Giant-grained ilmeniteâphlogopite intergrowths and glimmerites, which are common...ilmenite grain (black) (Sytykanskaya pipe); (i) phlogopite breccia with ilmenite xenocrysts, Udachnaya pipe;...xenocrysts are cemented by fine-grained aggregates of phlogopite, diopside, amphibole, Ti chromite and picroilmenite...compositions from different regions Yakutian kimberlite province (Daldyn, Alakit and Malo-Botuobinsky fields)....from different regions within Yakutian kimberlite province (Nakyn, Upper Muna and Anabar fields). 1. Ilmenites |
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