How Was the Bushveld Igneous Complex Formed?
Vast Quantities of Molten Rock from Earth's Mantle Were Brought to the Surface Through Long Vertical Cracks in Earth's Crust—Huge Arcuate Differentiated...
Vast quantities of molten rock from Earth's mantle were brought to the surface through long vertical cracks in Earth's crust—huge arcuate differentiated lopolithic intrusions—creating the geological intrusion known as the Bushveld Igneous Complex. ... Large portions of the central area are covered by younger rocks.
Where and what is the Bushveld Igneous Complex?
The Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) is a large layered igneous intrusion within the earth's crust, exposed at the edge of the Transvaal Basin in South Africa.
How old is the Bushveld Igneous Complex?
2 billion years ago the Bushveld Complex—which is one of the largest differentiated igneous bodies on Earth, containing major deposits of platinum, chromium, and vanadium—was emplaced in the northern Kaapvaal craton.
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