Physical modeling of the formation of komatiite-hosted nickel deposits and a review of the thermal erosion paradigm

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 491-503

  Rice, A ^a   Moore, J M ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Komatiite; Mineralization; Nickel sulfide; Thermal erosion

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; CRYSTALS; EROSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; NICKEL DEPOSITS; OLIVINE; SEDIMENTS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SUPERSATURATION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

THERMAL EROSION PARADIGM;

MINERALOGY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KOMATIITE; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; SULFIDE; THERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 0035300165     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.39.2.491     Document Type: Article

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