Platinum-group mineralization in the Rum layered intrusion, Scottish Hebrides, UK

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-216

  Butcher, A R ^a,c   Pirrie, D ^a   Prichard, H M ^b   Fisher, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromite; Cumulates; Platinum group; Rum; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; LAYERED INTRUSION; MINERALIZATION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032956766     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.2.0213     Document Type: Article

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