Magmatic ore deposits in mafic–ultramafic intrusions of the Giles Event, Western Australia

More than 20 layered intrusions were emplaced at c. 1075 Ma across > 100 000 km2 in the Mesoproterozoic Musgrave Province of central Australia as part of the c. 1090–1040 Ma Giles Event of the Warakurna Large Igneous Province (LIP). Some of the intrusions, including Wingellina Hills, Pirntirri Mulari, The Wart, Ewarara, Kalka, Claude Hills, and Gosse Pile contain thick ultramafic segments comprising wehrlite, harzburgite, and websterite. Other...