Ruthenium-chromium variation: A new lithogeochemical tool in the exploration for komatiite-hosted Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits

Economic Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 431-437

  Fiorentini, M L ^a   Beresford, S W ^b   Barley, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; COPPER ALLOYS; DEPOSITS; GARNETS; MINERALS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; ORES; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHALCOPHILE; CR CONCENTRATION; GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; MAGMATIC SYSTEMS; MINERAL PHASE; ORE-FORMING; PLATINUM GROUPS; SATURATION STATES; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6);

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; KOMATIITE; ORE DEPOSIT; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 47849087122     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.103.2.431     Document Type: Article

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