Parental magma composition inferred from trace element in cumulus and intercumulus silicate minerals: An example from the Lower and Lower Critical Zones of the Bushveld Complex, South-Africa

► Determination of trace element concentrations in minerals from the Bushveld Complex. ► Constraints on formation of the cumulates from the Lower and Lower Critical Zones. ► Methods to calculate parental magma composition from cumulus/intercumulus minerals. ► Calculation of the composition of Bushveld parental magma using the proposed method.