Sudbury Igneous Complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf igneous intrusion
impact structure
gptkbp:age about 1.85 billion years
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sudbury_mining_district
gptkbp:contains gptkb:gold
copper
cobalt
nickel
palladium
platinum group metals
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1883
gptkbp:formedBy meteorite impact
gptkbp:geologicalAge gptkb:Paleoproterozoic
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:gold
copper
cobalt
nickel
palladium
platinum group metals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sudbury Igneous Complex
gptkbp:length about 60 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Greater_Sudbury
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sudbury_Basin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sudbury_Basin
gptkbp:shape elliptical
gptkbp:significance one of the largest impact structures on Earth
major source of nickel and copper
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:typeOfRock gabbro
granophyre
norite
quartz diorite
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:width about 27 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sudbury_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6