Selected Publications

  • Alemaw, B. F., Shemang E. M., and Chaoka T. R. (2005) Assessment of Groundwater Pollution Vulnerability of the Kanye Wellfield,Southeastern Botswana - A GIS Approach. Botswana Journal of Earth Sciences. 6. 3-5

  • Alemaw, B. F., Chaoka, T. R. Totolo, O. (2005) Investigation of sustainability of rain-fed agriculture through soil moisture modeling in the Pandamatenga Plains of Botswana". Journal of Physics and Chemsitry of the Earth. (In Press)

  • Hauzenberger, C A., Sommer, H., Fritz H, Bauernhofer A, Hoinkes G, Wallbrecher, Kroener, A, Martin Thoeni. New Zircon SHRIMP ages from Taita hills and Tsavo National Park in southwest Kenya., in Journal of Geological Society of London (in press)

  • Laletsang, K. Shemang, E. M., Moagi, R. and Okatswa, O. (2005) Seismic Refraction and 2-D Resistivity Imaging of a Valley in Kopong Area, Botswana. Botswana Journal of Earth Sciences. 6, 27-30

  • Likasson, O. K., Ajayi, C. O., Shemang, E. M., and Dike, E. F. C., (2005): Fault Expressions of the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria from Werner Deconvolution of Aeromagnetic Data. Journal of Mining and Geology 41 (2), 205-227

  • Likasson, O. K., Ajayi, C. O., Shemang, E. M., and Dike, E. F. C., (2005 Directional Filetring and Spectral Analysis of Magnetic Data over the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria. European Journal of Scientific Research. 2, 76-112

  • Mapeo, R. B. M., Kampunzu, A. B., Armstrong, R. A., Modisi, M. P., Majaule, T., and Modie, B. N. J. (2006). A ca. 200 Ma hiatus between the lower and upper Transvaal groups of Southern Africa: SHRIMP U-Pb detrital zircon evidence from the Segwagwa Group, Botswana: Implications for Palaeoproterozoic glaciations: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 244, 113-132

  • Mapeo, R. B. M., Armstrong, R. A., Kampunzu, A. B., Modisi, M. P., Ramokate,L.V., Modie, B.N.J., 2006. A ca.200 Ma hiatus between the Lower and Upper Transvaal Groups of southern Africa: SHRIMP U-Pb detrital zircon evidence from the Segwagwa Group, Botswana: Implications for Palaeoproterozoic glatiations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 244, 133-132.

  • Mapeo, R. B. M., Armstrong, R. L., Kampunzu, A. B. and Ramokate, L. V. (2004) SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages of granitoids from the western Domain of the Kaapvaal Craton, southeastern Botswana: implications for crustal evolution. South African Journal of Geology 107 (1/2), 159-172.

  • Mapeo, R. B. M, Kampunzu, A. B, Ramokate, L. V., Corfu, F and Key, R. M. (2004). Bushveld-age magmatism in southeastern Botswana: evidence from U-Pb and Titanite geochronology of the Moshaneng Complex. South African Journal of Geology 107 (1/2), 219-232.

  • Mapeo, R. B. M., Ramokate, L. V., Armstrong, R. A. and Kampunzu, A. B. (2004).U-Pb zircon age of the Palapye Group (central-eastern Botswana) and regional implications  Journal of African Earth Sciences  40, 1-16.

  • Shemang, E. M and Kwaya, T. J. (2005): Assessment of the Hydrogeologic Properties of the Basement Aquifers of Western Part of Bauchi, Nigeria. Global Journal of Geological Sciences. 3, 39-44

  • Shemang, E. M., Chaoka, T. R., Molwalefhe, L. (2005): Two-dimensional Resistivity Imaging: A valuable subsurface exploration technique for Environmental and Engineering site Investigations. Botswana Journal of Earth Sciences. 6, 31-37

  • Shemang, E. M., Jacoby, W. R (2005) An Interpretation of Gravity anomalies over the Gongola Arm of the Upper Benue Trough, Nigeria. In press Journal of Geophysics

  • Sommer, H., Kroener, A., Muhongo, S., Hauzenberger, C. A., 2005, Reworking of Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic crust in the Mozambique belt of central Tanzania as documented by SHRIMP zircon geochronology, Journal of African Earth Sciences, 43, 145 - 167

  • Sommer, H., Kroener, A., Muhongo, S., Hauzenberger, C A., 2005, SHRIMP zircon ages for post-Usagaran granitoid and rhyolitic rocks from then Palaeo-proterozoic terrain of southwestern Tanzania, Journal of South African Geology, 108, 243 - 252

  • Vink, B. W., Vriend, S. P., Modisi, M. P., and Ekosse, G. E., 2005. Mineralogy of the Moshaneng Asbestos and related metamorphic rocks and associated environmental implications. Botswana Journal of Earth Sciences, 6,38-43.

  • Vogt, M., Kr?ner, A., Poller, U., Sommer, H., Muhongo., S., Wingate, M., 2006. Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic gneisses reworked during a Neoproterozoic (Pan-African) event in the Mozambique belt of East Africa: structural relationships and zircon ages from the Kidatu area, central Tanzania. Journal of African Earth Sciences, (in press).

  • Wendorff, M. & Lasarwe, R., 2005. Geological framework of the Tsodilo Hills Group succession, Neoproterozoic of NW Botswana. Botswana Journal of Earth Sciences, 6: 44-47.

  • Wendorff, M., 2005 Sedimentary genesis and lithostratigaphy of Neoproterozoic megabreccia from Mufulira, Copperbelt of Zambia. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 42: 61-81.

  • Wendorff, M., 2005. Evolution of Neoproterozoic-Lower Palaeozoic Lufilian arc, Central Africa: A new model based on syntectonic conglomerates. Journal of the Geological Society of London, 162: 5-8.

  • Wendorff, M., 2005. Lithostratigaphy of Neoproterozoic syn-rift sedimentary megabreccia from Mwambashi, Copperbelt of Zambia, and correlation with olistostrome succession from Mufulira. South African Journal of Geology, 108: 505-524.

  • Wendorff, M., 2005. Outline of lithostratigraphy, sedimentation and tectonics of the Tsodilo Hills Group, a Neoproterozoic-Lower Palaeozoic siliciclastic succession in NW Botswana. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae, 75: 17-25.

  • Zhai, M., Kampunzu,A. B, Modisi, M. P., Bagai, Z., 2006. Sr and Nd isotope systematics of Francistown plutonic rocks, Botswana: implications for Neoarchaean crustal evolution of the Zimbabwe craton. International Journal of Earth Sciences. Volume 95,355-369

  • Zhai, M., Totolo, O., Kampunzu, A. B., Modisi, M. P., 2005. Li, Na and Rb distribution in Gaborone urban soils. Botswana Journal of Earth Sciences, 6,20-23.