Implications of composition for experimental partitioning of platinum-group elements and gold between sulfide liquid and basalt melt: The significance of nickel content

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 4139-4149

  Crocket, J H ^a   Fleet, M E ^b   Stone, W E ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT MELT; GOLD; NICKEL; PARTITIONING; PGE; SULPHIDE LIQUID;

EID: 0031416431     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00234-2     Document Type: Article

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