Stable isotope, fluid inclusion, and mineral chemistry constraints on contamination and hydrothermal alteration in the Uitkomst Complex, South Africa

Chemical Geology

Volumn 257, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 129-138

  Sarkar, Arindam ^a   Ripley, Edward M ^a   Li, Chusi ^a   Maier, Wolfgang D ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal alteration; Ni sulfides; Stable isotopes; Uitkomst Complex

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; HARZBURGITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MINERALIZATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

AFRICA; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UITKOMST COMPLEX;

EID: 54849433971     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.08.026     Document Type: Article

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