Re-Os isotope and Pd/Ru variations in chromitites from the Critical Zone, Bushveld Complex, South Africa

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 911-923

  McCandless, Tom E ^a   Ruiz, Joaquin ^a   Adair, B Ivan ^b,c   Freydier, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Rio Tinto Limited Australia   (Australia)

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EID: 0000833758     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00092-7     Document Type: Article

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