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Mr David P. Cousins

Supervisor: Prof Hari Tsikos
Sponsor: ASSMANG Ltd

Biographical

David completed his undergraduate degree in Geology and Environmental Sciences at the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Johannesburg in 2012, and attained his Honours degree in Geology at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 in 2013. His Honours project focused on microprobe dating of monazite with application to the tectono-metamorphic history of the Namaqua metamorphic belt.  He is currently specialising in sedimentary and low-temperature geochemistry: his MSc project focuses on the stratigraphy, provenance, and alteration characteristics of ferruginous shales of the Gamagara/Mapedi Formations that overly high-grade iron ores of the Transvaal Supergroup in the Griqualand West Basin. His hobbies include sport, music, being out in nature and spending quality time with his girlfriend.

Project Title

A stratigraphic, petrographic and geochemical study of the Gamagara Formation at the hanging-wall of iron-ore mineralisation at the Maremane Anticline, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Contact details

E-mail: g13c4991@campus.ru.ac.za 

Cell: +27 83 324-5707

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