Modeling the merensky reef, bushveld complex, republic of South Africa

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-437

  Boudreau, Alan E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bushveld Complex; Geochemical modeling; Merensky Reef; Platinum group elements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; CUMULATE; HEAT TRANSFER; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; PYROXENE;

AFRICA; BUSHVELD COMPLEX; MERENSKY REEF; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 50849141911     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-008-0294-0     Document Type: Article

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