Bushveld Complex

The Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) is the largest layered igneous intrusion within the Earth's crust. ... It has been tilted and eroded forming the outcrops ...

Bushveld Igneous Complex - NASA Earth Observatory

70 percent of the world's platinum is mined in the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa—a geological formation roughly the same size as West ...

The Bushveld Large Igneous Province

The Palaeoproterozoic Bushveld Complex has been studied in detail in the last century, primarily because of the richness of the ore deposits of platinum, ...

The Bushveld Complex | SFA (Oxford)

A large, layered igneous intrusion called the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) in which more than 70% of the world's known platinum resources exist.

Bushveld Complex, South Africa - Mindat

Bushveld Complex, South Africa : The Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) is the largest layered igneous intrusion within the Earth's crust, and it is renowned ...

Geology of the PGE Deposits in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

It is the world's largest layered mafic intrusion and boasts the highest concentration of Platinum Group Elements (PGE). The Bushveld Complex ...

Bushveld Complex | geological formation, South Africa - Britannica

Other articles where Bushveld Complex is discussed: Africa: The Precambrian: …2 billion years ago the Bushveld Complex—which is one of the largest ...

Bushveld Complex Ep 1: Formation, Size, Structure & Layering

The 2.05 billion years layered intrusion known as the Bushveld Complex is renowned as a source of vast quantities of platinum group elements ...

Emplacement and Crystallization Time for the Bushveld Complex

Abstract. The Bushveld Complex formed by the crystallization of successive injections of magma, which were sufficiently closely spaced in time that each pr.

The Bushveld Complex -Host to the World's Largest Platinum ...

The world's largest layered igneous body containing most of the planet's chromium, Platinum Group Elements (PGEs) and vanadium resources.

(PDF) A Short Geological Review of the Bushveld Complex

... The PGMs in South Africa are located in the Bushveld Igneous Complex which includes three distinct mineral-bearing reefs: the Merensky Reef, ...

The Bushveld Complex - ScienceDirect.com

Abstract ... The varied mineralogy and thickness of the Marginal Zone indicate that it is not a quenched magma, but represents variable cumulus enrichment into ...

Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for ...

We present records of fossilized solidification fronts from massive magnetitites of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, obtained by two-dimensional ...

The Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex: A New Economic ...

Abstract. The northern limb of the Bushveld Complex of South Africa contains a diverse array of Cr, Ni-Cu-platinum group element (PGE), ...

The Bushveld Complex, South Africa: formation of platinum ...

Platinum-group element (PGE) deposits in the Bushveld Complex and other layered intrusions form when large, incompletely solidified magma ...

Magnetite layer formation in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa

Here we address the origins of the Main Magnetite Layer, a globally important resource of Fe-Ti-V-rich magnetite.

Bushveld Complex - PorterGeo Database - Ore Deposit Description

Porter GeoConsultancy Pty Ltd (PorterGeo) provides access to this database at no charge. It is largely based on scientific papers and reports in the public ...

Regional structures in Lower and Middle Group chromitites of the ...

The Critical Zone of the Bushveld Complex contains thick and laterally extensive Lower, Middle and Upper Group chromitite layers (LG, MG & UG, respectively)

Geoheritage of the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex ...

Abstract. The eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex outcrops in the Middleveld, a localized physiographic region of northeastern South ...

Bushveld Igneous Complex - Vajiram & Ravi

Bushveld Igneous Complex is the largest layered igneous intrusion within the Earth's crust.