Platinum and palladium mobility in supergene environment: The residual origin of the pirogues river mineralization, New Caledonia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 350-354

  Traoré, Daouda ^a   Beauvais, A ^a   Auge T ^b   Chabaux, F ^c   Parisot, J C ^a   Cathelineau, M ^d   Peiffert, C ^d   Colin, F ^a  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

^c UMR 7063   (France)

^d CREGU Centre de Recherches sur la Geologie des Matieres Premieres Minerales et Energetiques   (France)

Author keywords

New Caledonia; Palladium; Platinum; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MOBILIZATION; SUPERGENE ENVIRONMENT;

CHARACTERIZATION; DISSOLUTION; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RIVERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

MINERALIZATION; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; SUPERGENE PROCESS; WEATHERING;

EID: 31744437058     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.08.073     Document Type: Article

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