U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa
Large igneous intrusions layering is thought to represent an upward-aggrading crystal pile. However, Mungallet al.show that the Rustenburg Layered Suite of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa was created by the injection of a series of thin sheet-like intrusions that cooled and solidified as separate...
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| description | Large igneous intrusions layering is thought to represent an upward-aggrading crystal pile. However, Mungallet al.show that the Rustenburg Layered Suite of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa was created by the injection of a series of thin sheet-like intrusions that cooled and solidified as separate bodies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1083099676844f30a72183e876a1354f2022-12-21T21:53:06ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-11-017111310.1038/ncomms13385U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South AfricaJames E. Mungall0Sandra L. Kamo1Stewart McQuade2Department of Earth Sciences, University of TorontoDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of TorontoBushveld Chrome ResourcesLarge igneous intrusions layering is thought to represent an upward-aggrading crystal pile. However, Mungallet al.show that the Rustenburg Layered Suite of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa was created by the injection of a series of thin sheet-like intrusions that cooled and solidified as separate bodies.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13385 |
| spellingShingle | James E. Mungall Sandra L. Kamo Stewart McQuade U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa Nature Communications |
| title | U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa |
| title_full | U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa |
| title_fullStr | U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa |
| title_short | U–Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa |
| title_sort | u pb geochronology documents out of sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the bushveld igneous complex of south africa |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13385 |
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