Sulfide saturation mechanisms in gabbroic intrusions in the Nipigon Embayment

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1203-1214

  Kissin, Stephen A ^a   Heggie, Geoffrey J ^a,b   Franklin, James M ^c   Somarin, Alireza Karimzadeh ^d,e  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Franklin Geosciences Ltd   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^e BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IGNEOUS ROCKS; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; SULFUR;

GABBROIC INTRUSIONS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT (PGE); ULTRAMAFIC MAGMAS;

PETROLOGY;

GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SATURATION; SULFIDE;

CANADA; NIPIGON; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 36349003736     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E07-030     Document Type: Article

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