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gptkbp:instanceOf
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igneous intrusion
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gptkbp:age
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gptkb:Paleoproterozoic
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 66,000 km²
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Thabazimbi
gptkb:Polokwane
gptkb:Rustenburg
Great Dyke (Zimbabwe)
platinum mining industry
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Merensky_Reef
gptkb:Bushveld_Igneous_Complex
gptkb:Eastern_Limb
gptkb:Lebowa_Granite_Suite
gptkb:Northern_Limb
gptkb:Platreef
gptkb:Rooiberg_Group
gptkb:Rustenburg_Layered_Suite
gptkb:UG2_Reef
gptkb:Western_Limb
Southern Limb
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1897
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gptkbp:featureType
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layered mafic intrusion
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gptkbp:hasResource
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gptkb:gold
gptkb:fluorite
copper
iron
platinum
nickel
tin
phosphate
vanadium
chromium
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bushveld Complex
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:chromite
vanadium
platinum group metals
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gptkbp:largestDepositOf
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gptkb:chromite
vanadium
platinum group metals
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Bushveld_region
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gptkbp:province
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gptkb:North_West
gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Mpumalanga
Limpopo
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gptkbp:significance
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world's largest layered igneous intrusion
major source of chromium
major source of vanadium
major source of platinum group elements
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gptkbp:thickness
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up to 9 km
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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gptkb:list
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Merensky_Reef
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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