Mineralogy and geochemistry of platinum-group elements in the Aguablanca Ni-Cu deposit (SW Spain)

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 259-282

  Pina R ^a   Gervilla, F ^b   Ortega, L ^a   Lunar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALOGY; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 38049005909     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-007-0195-3     Document Type: Article

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