[HTML][HTML] Layered intrusions: Fundamentals, novel observations and concepts, and controversial issues
Layered intrusions are fossilized natural laboratories that historically have constrained many
fundamental principles of igneous petrology. Layered intrusions are typically stratiform …
fundamental principles of igneous petrology. Layered intrusions are typically stratiform …
Massive chromitites of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa: A critical review of existing hypotheses
The controversy over the origin of massive chromitites in layered intrusions has recently
become more contentious than ever before. At issue is whether they are produced via …
become more contentious than ever before. At issue is whether they are produced via …
The Bushveld Complex was emplaced and cooled in less than one million years–results of zirconology, and geotectonic implications
Abstract The Rustenburg Layered Suite (RLS) of the Bushveld Complex (BC) represents
Earth's oldest large igneous province (> 370 000 km 3), and contains the world's largest …
Earth's oldest large igneous province (> 370 000 km 3), and contains the world's largest …
The Bushveld Complex, South Africa: formation of platinum–palladium, chrome-and vanadium-rich layers via hydrodynamic sorting of a mobilized cumulate slurry in a …
Platinum-group element (PGE) deposits in the Bushveld Complex and other layered
intrusions form when large, incompletely solidified magma chambers undergo central …
intrusions form when large, incompletely solidified magma chambers undergo central …
The Bushveld Complex, South Africa
RG Cawthorn - Layered intrusions, 2015 - Springer
The mafic rocks of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa, were emplaced into a stable
cratonic shield some 2.06 by ago, and have remained remarkably well preserved from …
cratonic shield some 2.06 by ago, and have remained remarkably well preserved from …
U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa
Layered intrusions represent part of the plumbing systems that deliver vast quantities of
magma through the Earth's crust during the formation of large igneous provinces, which …
magma through the Earth's crust during the formation of large igneous provinces, which …
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) and metallogeny
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) represent significant reservoirs of energy and metals that
can either drive or contribute to a variety of metallogenic systems. The relationships between …
can either drive or contribute to a variety of metallogenic systems. The relationships between …
Igneous layering in basaltic magma chambers
Layering is a common feature in mafic and ultramafic layered intrusions and generally
consists of a succession of layers characterized by contrasted mineral modes and/or mineral …
consists of a succession of layers characterized by contrasted mineral modes and/or mineral …
Transport and deposition of immiscible sulfide liquid during lateral magma flow
Magmatic sulfide deposits are generated by extraordinary accumulations of immiscible
sulfide liquids in ultramafic-mafic magmas. While their associated geochemical and …
sulfide liquids in ultramafic-mafic magmas. While their associated geochemical and …
Platinum-bearing chromite layers are caused by pressure reduction during magma ascent
Platinum-bearing chromitites in mafic-ultramafic intrusions such as the Bushveld Complex
are key repositories of strategically important metals for human society. Basaltic melts …
are key repositories of strategically important metals for human society. Basaltic melts …