Rustenburg Layered Suite

GPTKB entity

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