Techniques and methodology used in a mineralogical and osmium isotope study of platinum group minerals from alluvial deposits in Colombia, California, Oregon and Alaska

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-375

  Lyon, I C ^a   Tamana, H ^a,b   Vaughan, D J ^a   Criddle, A J ^b   Saxton, J M ^a   Van Lierde, P ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c Fisons Instruments   (United Kingdom)

^d CHARLES EVANS AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alluvial deposits; Colombia; Oregon; Osmium isotopes; Platinum group minerals

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OSMIUM; PLACER DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP MINERAL;

COLOMBIA; USA, ALASKA; USA, CALIFORNIA; USA, OREGON;

EID: 0030830409     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1997.061.406.04     Document Type: Article

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