Platinum group minerals in Eastern Brazil

Platinum Metals Review

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-53

  Angeli, Nalson ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; COMPLEXATION; COPPER; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITS; GOLD; NICKEL; PLATINUM MINES; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

ALLOCHTHONOUS ROCKS; CHROMITITE; PLATINUM GROUP MINERALS (PGM); TECTONIC PROCESSES;

PLATINUM METALS;

EID: 14744289623     PISSN: 14710676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1595/147106705X24391     Document Type: Review

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