From the mantle to the bank: The life of a Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-32

  Naldrett, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COUNTRY ROCK; FUGACITY; MAGMA; MANTLE SOURCE; NICKEL; OLIVINE; ORE DEPOSIT; PARTIAL MELTING; PHENOCRYST; SULFIDE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; VOISEY'S BAY;

EID: 77956048498     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.113.1-1     Document Type: Article

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