Geochemistry and mineralogy of platinum-group elements at Hartley Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe. Part 2: Supergene redistribution in the Main Sulfide Zone of the Great Dyke, and alluvial platinum-group minerals

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 344-355

  Oberthür, Thomas ^a   Weiser, Thorolf W ^b   Gast, Lothar ^a   Kojonen, K ^c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b Geological Survey of Finland ^*  (Germany)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Great Dyke; Hartley Platinum Mine; Oxidized Main Sulfide Zone; PGM; Placers; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MINE; MINERALOGY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SULFIDE;

HARTLEY MINE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0037728999     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-002-0338-8     Document Type: Article

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