Zoning of laurite (RuS2)-erlichmanite (OsS2): Implications for the origin of PGM in ophiolite chromitites

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-432

  González Jiménez, José M ^a   Gervilla, Fernando ^a   Proenza, Joaquín A ^b   Kerestedjian, Thomas ^c   Auge, Thierry ^d   Bailly, Laurent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Chromitite; Dobromirtsi Ultramafic Massif; Laurite erlichmanite zoning; Magma mixing; Mayar Baracoa Ophiolite Belt; Ophiolite complex; Platinum group minerals (PGM)

Indexed keywords

BELTS; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; PYRITES; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICATES;

CHROMITITES; MAGMA MIXING; OPHIOLITE COMPLEX; PLATINUM GROUP MINERALS; ULTRAMAFIC MASSIFS;

ZONING;

CHROMITITE; LAURITE; MELT; METAMORPHISM; OPHIOLITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZONING;

EID: 67649513294     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1921     Document Type: Article

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