Platinum nuggets from the Kompiam area, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea: Evidence for an Alaskan-type complex

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 159-176

  Johan, Z ^a   Slansky, E ^b   Kelly, D A ^c  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Play Oust Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; CLINOPYROXENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LAVA; MINERALIZATION; OPHIOLITE; PLATINUM; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SILICATE;

ENGA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0001349627     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007100050008     Document Type: Article

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