Experimental constraints on Pt, Pd and Au partitioning and fractionation in silicate melt-sulfide-oxide-aqueous fluid systems at 800 °C, 150 MPa and variable sulfur fugacity

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5778-5792

  Bell, Aaron S ^a   Simon, Adam ^a   Guillong, Marcel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTIONATION; FUGACITY; GOLD; P-T CONDITIONS; PALLADIUM; PARTITIONING; PLATINUM; PYRRHOTITE; SILICATE MELT; SULFUR;

EID: 69249115824     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.06.037     Document Type: Article

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