The Kabanga Ni sulfide deposits, Tanzania: II. Chalcophile and siderophile element geochemistry

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 443-460

  Maier, Wolfgang D ^a   Barnes, Sarah Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; MAGMA; MASSIVE SULFIDE; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 77953321870     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-010-0283-x     Document Type: Article

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