Bushveld

Pegmatitic feldspathic orthopyroxenite (Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, mid-Paleoproterozoic, 2.054-2.055 Ga; Rustenburg Platinum Mine, northeastern South Africa)

Check out this South African City image: Pegmatitic feldspathic orthopyroxenite (Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, mid-Paleoproterozoic, 2.054-2.055 Ga; Rustenburg Platinum Mine, northeastern South Africa) Image by James St. John Pegmatitic norite (4.8 cm across at its widest) from the Precambrian of South Africa. LLIs are large layered igneous intrusions. Famous examples include Montana’s Stillwater Complex, southern …

Impala Black Granite (gabbronorite) (Bushveld Complex, 2.054-2.061 Ga, Paleoproterozoic; north of Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa) 1

Check out this South African City image: Impala Black Granite (gabbronorite) (Bushveld Complex, 2.054-2.061 Ga, Paleoproterozoic; north of Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa) 1 Image by James St. John "Impala Black Granite" – gabbronorite from the Precambrian of South Africa. The “black granites” are popular and attractive decorative stones. However, the term “black granite” …

Nice Gabbronorite (“Impala Black Granite”) (Bushveld Complex, 2.054-2.061 Ga, Paleoproterozoic; north of Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa) photo

A nice South African City image: Gabbronorite (“Impala Black Granite”) (Bushveld Complex, 2.054-2.061 Ga, Paleoproterozoic; north of Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa) Image by James St. John Igneous rocks form by the cooling & crystallization of hot, molten rock (magma & lava). If this happens at or near the land surface, or on the …

Sulfidic chromitite (Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, mid-Paleoproterozoic, 2.054-2.055 Ga; Rustenburg Platinum Mine, northeastern South Africa) 2

A nice South African City image: Sulfidic chromitite (Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, mid-Paleoproterozoic, 2.054-2.055 Ga; Rustenburg Platinum Mine, northeastern South Africa) 2 Image by James St. John Sulfidic chromitite from the Precambrian of South Africa. (4.5 cm across at its widest) LLIs are large layered igneous intrusions. Famous examples include Montana’s Stillwater Complex, southern Africa’s …

Cool Sulfidic chromitite (Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, mid-Paleoproterozoic, 2.054-2.055 Ga; Rustenburg Platinum Mine, northeastern South Africa) 1 image

Check out this South African City image: Sulfidic chromitite (Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, mid-Paleoproterozoic, 2.054-2.055 Ga; Rustenburg Platinum Mine, northeastern South Africa) 1 Image by James St. John Sulfidic chromitite (4.5 cm across at its widest) from the Precambrian of South Africa. LLIs are large layered igneous intrusions. Famous examples include Montana’s Stillwater Complex, southern …

In memory of Jonathan Rands – lead actor in the original Jock of the Bushveld [Video]

A South African Actor video production – In memory of Jonathan Rands – lead actor in the original Jock of the Bushveld: In loving memory of Jonathan Rands, a GREAT South African actor (amongst others, lead actor in the original Jock of the Bushveld movie), who passed away on Friday evening, 29th April 2011. Jonathan, …