Cu/Pd and Cu/Pt of silicate rocks in the bushveld complex: Implications for platinum-group element exploration

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1151-1158

  Maier, W D ^a,e   Barnes, S J ^a   De Klerk, W J ^b   Teigler, B ^c   Mitchell, A A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b Albany Museum   (South Africa)

^c Rio Tinto Namibia   (Namibia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 0000272102     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1151     Document Type: Article

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