Bushveld Complex (magnetite from gabbros and chromitites)

Rustenburg Layered Suite, South Africa

Magmatic (Ni-Cu-PGE, carbonatites)Fe-Ti-V (Cr, EGP)

Type: Layered mafic-ultramafic intrusion (Fe-Ti-V, Cr, PGE)

Layered mafic intrusion (LMI) magnetite analysed by Emproto et al. (2026). Fourteen magnetites from anorthosite, chromitite seams and gabbro, -0.7 to +3.2 ‰; stratigraphic position not given (locality reference: Eales and Cawthorn, 1996).

δ49Ti in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : OL-Ti

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
0.6 ± 1 ‰	−0.7 / 3.2 ‰	14	magnetite (anorthosite, chromitites and gabbros) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 14 analyses, -0.7 to +3.2 (bc 8 +3.2; bc 1 -0.4; bc 5 +0.8; bc 6 +0.5; bc 7 +1.5; bc 10 +0.4; bc 15 +0.1; bc 2 +0.4; bc 3 -0.3; bc12 -0.3; bc4 +0.2; bc 9 +1.5; bc 2' -0.7; bc 9' +0.9). bc 8: anorthosite with chromitite seam; bc 1, 5, 6 and 7: chromitite seams; bc 10, 15, 2, 3, 12 and 4: gabbro; bc 9: massive chromitite. bc 2' and bc 9': second row of Table 1 under the same name, with no lithology; taken as separate analyses.	Emproto et al. (2026), Extensive titanium isotope fractionation in magmatic and hydrother…

Deposits of the same type

Bayan Obo China
Norilsk-Talnakh Russia
Bushveld, Merensky Reef South Africa
Bushveld, UG2 chromitite South Africa
Bushveld, Platreef South Africa
Sudbury Canada
Voisey's Bay Canada
Rössing Namibia

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Bushveld Complex (magnetite from gabbros and chromitites), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/complexe-du-bushveld-magnetite-des-gabbros-et-chromitites/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

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  title = {Bushveld Complex (magnetite from gabbros and chromitites), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/complexe-du-bushveld-magnetite-des-gabbros-et-chromitites/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Updated : 2026-10-20