Komatiite volcanology, volcanological setting and primary geochemical properties of komatiite-associated nickel deposits

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-381

  Hill, R E T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; FLOW FIELDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DEPOSITS; VOLCANOES;

BASALTIC ERUPTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT; NICKEL EXPLORATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

NICKEL DEPOSITS;

EID: 0040925871     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/geochem.1.4.365     Document Type: Article

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