Siderophile element patterns, PGE nuggets and vapour condensation effects in Ni-rich quench chromite-bearing microkrystite spherules, ∼ 3.24 Ga S3 impact unit, Barberton greenstone belt, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 253, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Glikson, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astroid; Barberton greenstone belt; Impact; Microkrystite; Nuggets; Platinum group elements; Siderophile elements; Spherule

Indexed keywords

ASTROID; MICROKRYSTITE; NUGGETS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENTS; SPHERULE;

CHLORITE MINERALS; CHROMITE; CONDENSATION; FRACTIONATION; NICKEL; PLATINUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

MINERALOGY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; CONDENSATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; SPHERULE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); SPHERULES;

EID: 33845568914     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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