PGE-rich podiform chromitites in the Al 'Ays ophiolite complex, Saudi Arabia: An example of critical mantle melting to extract and concentrate PGE

Economic Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1507-1529

  Prichard, H M ^a   Neary, C R ^b   Fisher, P C ^a   O'Hara, M J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ANTIMONIDES; BASE METALS; CHROMITITE; CHROMITITES; IN-SITU; IRREGULAR SHAPES; MAXIMUM VALUES; MINERALOGICAL CHANGES; NEW CALEDONIA; OMAN OPHIOLITES; OPHIOLITE COMPLEXES; PARTIAL-MELTING; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; PLATINUM GROUP MINERALS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCES; SAUDI ARABIA; SERPENTINIZATION; SOLID-SOLUTION; UNITED KINGDOMS; WEHRLITE;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER ALLOYS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IRIDIUM; LITHOLOGY; MELTING; METEORITES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NICKEL; OSMIUM; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; RHODIUM; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; SILICA; SMELTING; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SULFUR; TRANSITION METALS;

PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

CHONDRITE; CHROMITE; CHROMITITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; MANTLE; MELTING; MINERALIZATION; OPHIOLITE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SERPENTINIZATION; SULFUR; WEHRLITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 61849163787     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.103.7.1507     Document Type: Article

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