Statements (32)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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gptkbp:age |
gptkb:Paleoproterozoic
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Bushveld_Igneous_Complex
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gptkbp:composedOf |
ultramafic rocks
mafic rocks |
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:chromite
copper magnetite nickel vanadium platinum group metals |
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1920s
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gptkbp:economicImportance |
mining industry
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gptkbp:hostedBy |
gptkb:Merensky_Reef
gptkb:Platreef gptkb:UG2_Reef |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rustenburg Layered Suite
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Rustenburg
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gptkbp:notableFor |
world's largest layered igneous intrusion
major source of chromium major source of platinum major source of vanadium |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Bushveld_Complex
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gptkbp:servesArea |
over 66,000 km²
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
geologists worldwide
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gptkbp:subunit |
Critical Zone
Lower Zone Main Zone Upper Zone |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bushveld_Igneous_Complex
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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