Jock Harmer
Professor
Geology
Rhodes University
South Africa
Biography
"""Dr. Jock Harmer is affiliated to Geology, Rhodes University, where Dr. Jock Harmer is currently working as Professor. Dr. Jock Harmer has authored and co-authored several national and international publications and also working as a reviewer for reputed professional journals. Dr. Jock Harmer is having an active association with different societies and academies around the world. Dr. Jock Harmer made his mark in the scientific community with the contributions and widely recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Jock Harmer has received several awards for the contributions to the scientific community. Dr. Jock Harmer major research interest involves Rare Earth Element and related critical metal deposits, Petrogenesis and crustal evolution of carbonatite magmas; late magmatic to hydrothermal processes in carbonatites and controls on REE-P-Nb mineralisation. Mineralisation processes in magmatic rocks: controls on PGE mineralisation in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex; evolution and mineralisation in the felsic components of the Bushveld Complex (Rooiberg Group volcanics and Lebowa granites) Applications of isotope geochemistry in constraining mineralisation processes, developing exploration vectors and prospect prioritisation."" "
Research Interest
"Rare Earth Element and related critical metal deposits, Petrogenesis and crustal evolution of carbonatite magmas; late magmatic to hydrothermal processes in carbonatites and controls on REE-P-Nb mineralisation. Mineralisation processes in magmatic rocks: controls on PGE mineralisation in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex; evolution and mineralisation in the felsic components of the Bushveld Complex (Rooiberg Group volcanics and Lebowa granites) Applications of isotope geochemistry in constraining mineralisation processes, developing exploration vectors and prospect prioritisation"
Publications
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Harmer, R.E. (1999). The petrogenetic association of carbonatite and alkaline magmatism: Constraints from the Spitskop Complex, South Africa. Journal of Petrology, 40, 525-548.
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Gittins, J., R.E. Harmer, D.S. Barker. (2005). The bimodal composition of carbonatites: Reality or misconception? Lithos, 85, 129-139.
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Hanson, R.E., R.E. Harmer, T.G. Blenkinsop, D.S. Bullen, I.W.D. Dalziel, W.A. Gose, R.P. Hall, A.B. Kampunzu, R.M. Key, J. Mukwakwami, H. Munyanyiwa, J.A. Pancake, E.K. Seidel, S.E. Ward. (2006) Mesoproterozoic intraplate magmatism in the Kalahari Craton: A review. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 46, 141-167.
