Platinum-group elements in Cu-sulphide ores at Carolusberg and East Okiep, Namaqualand, South Africa

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 422-429

  Maier, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FRACTIONATION; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; SOLID SOLUTION; SULFIDE;

NORTHERN CAPE; OKIEP; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034210427     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050253     Document Type: Article

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