Thesis title: Olivine composition and groundmass mineralogy of Fe-rich Tsabong kimberlite,Botswana

Research interests: Kimberlites, Hydrogeology

This study is about comparing the olivine composition and groundmass mineralogy of Fe-rich Tsabong kimberlite with olivine global dataset to understand the petrogenesis of the kimberlite and how it became Fe-rich. There are CLIPPIR diamonds in this kimberlite, so i will be trying to understand how does the Fe-rich melt help with the stability of these CLIPPIR diamond and if CLIPPIR diamonds are associated with Fe-rich kimberlites.

Supervisor/s: Dr Geoffrey Howarth, Dr Sara Burness & Prof. Phil Janney

Degrees: 

1. BSc in Geological Sciences & Chemistry (2024)

Awards:

1. Excellent academic achievement (2022)
2.  Class representative