I-Transvaal Supergroup
Ngemva kobana i-Transvaal Supergroup yeza e-Bushveld Complex, eyabunjwa lokha amatje amanengi we-molten asunduzeka ukusuka ku-Mantle ayaphezulu kwe-Transvaal Supergroup. Ukungenelela lokhu kwamatje eenrhirirhirini ezikhukhulekileko ze-Transvaal Supergroup kwabumba ilarha lamatje ekuthiwa ma-igneous rock complex angalingana indawo engaba yi-60 00 square km,s, ekwayenza yaba ngekulu ephasini. I-Bushveld Complex godu imumethe iplatinamu yephasi engaba yi 80%. Kujabula thina!
Kodwana kwakungasilula. Eminyakeni engaba yi 2 bhiliyoni eyadlulako, i-meteorite ekulu yabetheka phasi kuyela ku 120k’s esewula yetjingalanga ye-Joburg. Yabetha ngamandla kangangokuba amatje aya phezulu nga 10km’s kusukela phasi lapho egade ahleli khona. Umphumela kwaba yi-Vredefort Dome, ekungeyokuthoma nekulu ukudlula zoke ezaziwako zokubethana ngamandla kwe-meteorite ephasini (yayinobukhulu obungafika ku 250km emahlangothini, nonama ubunengi be-crater lena sebuzele). Ukubethana ngamandla lokhu kwabulunga igolide ngamabomu egade ngesikhathesi liseduze ngaphasi, lalivikela ekutheni licatjhazwe esikhathi esizako.
Kodwana i-Vredefort Dome beyingathathwa njengesakhiwo esabetheka ngamandla begodu, eminyakeni, abantu abanengi egade balandela eminye imiqondo babeka yabo imibono. Nomakunjalo, isifundo esiqeda ukukhitjhwa sihlathulule izinto kancani, begodu nokuphambana kwemvelaphi ye-Dome kubonakala ngathi sekurarululiwe bosojiyoloji abazithembako. Nanoma nginganaso isiqiniseko sokobana kuzanjani ukubethana ngamandla kwenze i-dome ingasi yi-crater, kufanele ngikhothamele ilwazi elivela ngaphezulu kilabo abancono kunami bengivume bona i-meteorite ngiyo eyenze koke lokhu.
Translated by Busisiwe Skhosana
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