Relationship between PGE and PGM in the bushveld complex

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 311-328

  Cawthorn, R Grant ^a   Lee, Christopher A ^a   Schouwstra, Robert P ^a   Mellowship, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bushveld Complex; Merensky Reef; Mineralization; Pipes; Platinum group elements; Platinum group mineralogy; Potholes; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; MINING ENGINEERING; REEFS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

MINERALIZATION;

PLATINUM;

MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; PIPE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

BUSHVELD COMPLEX; MERENSKY REEF; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036528897     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.40.2.311     Document Type: Article

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