Experiments and models bearing on the role of chromite as a collector of platinum group minerals by local reduction

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1647-1665

  Finnigan, Craig S ^a   Brenan, James M ^a   Mungall, James E ^a   McDonough, W F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloys; Chromite; Platinum group elements; Platinum group minerals

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHROMITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAGMA; MODELING; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SILICATE MELT; SPINEL;

EID: 53249123182     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn041     Document Type: Article

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