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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| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13385 |