The distribution of Cr, Ni, and chromite in komatiites, and application to exploration for komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposits

Economic Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-132

  Barnes, Stephen J ^a   Brand, Nigel W ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; CHROMIUM; KOMATIITE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; NICKEL;

EID: 0033006748     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.1.129     Document Type: Article

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