Tanzania Craton

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:age gptkb:Archean
gptkbp:composedOf granite-greenstone terranes
high-grade gneisses
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Lake_Rukwa
gptkb:Lake_Malawi
gptkb:Lake_Tanganyika
gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkb:Lake_Eyasi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tanzania Craton
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tanzania
East Africa
gptkbp:overlies younger sedimentary rocks
gptkbp:partOf East African Craton
gptkbp:significance hosts some of the oldest rocks in Africa
important for understanding continental crust evolution
gptkbp:studiedBy mineral resources
tectonic history
gptkbp:surroundedBy Mozambique Belt
Ubendian Belt
Usagaran Belt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_Shield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7