O. A. Bamisaiye^1*, P. G. Eriksson¹, J. L. Van Rooy¹, H. M. Brynard², S. Foya²

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¹ Department of Geology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
² Council for Geoscences, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Abstract: This paper focused on the results of the Trend Surface Analysis (TSA) of the Rustenburg Layered Suite (RLS) within the three major limbs of the Bushveld Complex. This second part focused on the Eastern Bushveld Complex and discussed the major trends, geometry and age relationship of the various structures within the Complex. The trend surface analysis of the Eastern Bushveld reveals that most of the residual positive structures occur as isolated closures with dome shape and are consistent with the location of the diapiric structures previously identified by geophysical and field mapping techniques.

Keywords: Eastern Bushveld, Geometry, Rustenburg Layered Suite, Trend Surface Analysis, Trend

Cite this paper: Bamisaiye, O. , Eriksson, P. , Rooy, J. , Brynard, H. and Foya, S. (2016) Geo-Spatial Mapping of the Eastern Bushveld Rustenburg Layered Suite (RLS) in South Africa. Open Journal of Geology, 6, 285-301. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2016.65025.

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