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Open AccessStructural context of the Flatreef in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex
The Flatreef occurs at a depth of 700 m under the farm Turfspruit 241 KR in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex. The Flatreef forms part of the Platreef of the Northern Limb, which contains magmatic rock...
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Open AccessNeodymium isotope variations in the Flatreef on Macalacaskop, northern limb, Bushveld Complex
The origin of the recently discovered Flatreef remains debated due to the pronounced interaction of the magmatic rocks with sedimentary floor rocks, resulting in a complex intrusive stratigraphy. In this study...
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Open AccessFormation of the Flatreef deposit, northern Bushveld, by hydrodynamic and hydromagmatic processes
New lithological and whole rock compositional data show that the main platinum-group element (PGE) horizons of the Flatreef succession show strong compositional similarities to the Merensky and Bastard reefs o...
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Hybrid norite and the fate of argillaceous to anhydritic shales assimilated by Bushveld melts
Mafic sills of the Marginal Zone are widespread within the footwall of the Bushveld Complex with some of them being enclosed in later Bushveld intrusions. In the central sector of the northern limb of the Bush...
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Strontium isotope variations in the Flatreef on Macalacaskop, northern limb, Bushveld Complex: implications for the source of platinum-group elements in the Merensky Reef
The Platreef of the Bushveld Complex is one of three key stratigraphic units, along with the Merensky and UG-2 reefs, in which platinum-group elements are concentrated. The correlation between the Platreef and...
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Publisher Correction to: Litho- and chemostratigraphy of the Flatreef PGE deposit, northern Bushveld Complex
The original version of this article contained several mistakes. Due to technical problems at the typesetter, author corrections were not carried out correctly. The original article has been corrected.
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Open AccessLitho- and chemostratigraphy of the Flatreef PGE deposit, northern Bushveld Complex
The Flatreef is a world-class platinum-group element (PGE) deposit recently discovered down-dip from existing mining and exploration operations on the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex. Current indicated r...
