Partitioning of nickel, copper, iridium, rhenium, platinum, and palladium between monosulfide solid solution and sulfide liquid: Effects of composition and temperature

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1231-1238

  Li, C ^a,c   Barnes, S J ^a   Makovicky, E ^b   Rose Hansen, J ^b   Makovicky, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MONOSULPHIDE SOLID SOLUTION; NICKEL; PARTITIONING; PGE; SULPHIDE LIQUID;

EID: 0029770043     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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