Ore deposits of the platinum-group elements

Elements

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-258

  Mungall, James E ^a   Naldrett, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bushveld Complex; Chromite; Ore deposits; Platinum group elements; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; SILICATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BUSHVELD COMPLEX; EXTRACTION CAPACITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORE FORMATION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; SILICATE MAGMA; SULFIDE;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

CHROMITE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SULFIDE;

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

EID: 55049133789     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.4.253     Document Type: Article

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