Platinum group element geochemistry of komatiites from the Alexo and Pyke Hill areas, Ontario, Canada

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1361-1383

  Puchtel, Igor S ^a   Humayun, Munir ^a   Campbell, Andrew J ^a   Sproule, Rebecca A ^b   Lesher, C Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; KOMATIITE; MANTLE SOURCE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

ABITIBI BELT; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 1642505687     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2003.09.013     Document Type: Article

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