The mineralogy and geochemistry of the Cerro Matoso S.A. Ni Laterite deposit, Montelíbano, Colombia

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1197-1213

  Gleeson, S A ^a,b   Herrington, R J ^a   Durango, J ^c   Velasquez C A ^c   Koll, G ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Cerro Matoso SA   (Colombia)

^d GK Consulting   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRONICKEL; GREEN SAPROLITE; PROTOLITH;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITS; FERRITES; LEACHING; LITHOLOGY; TOPOLOGY; WEATHERING;

NICKEL;

CLIMATE EFFECT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LATERITE; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTOLITH; WEATHERING;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12344333511     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.6.1197     Document Type: Article

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