Some observations on the determination of platinum group elements and gold in black shales

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-521

  Berdnikov, N ^a   Balaram, V ^b   Cherepanov, A ^a   Avdeev, D ^a   Konovalova, N ^a   Sukharulidze, G ^c  

^a KOSYGIN INSTITUTE OF TECTONICS AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH PURITY MATERIALS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Black shales; Gold; Organometallic compounds; Platinum group elements; Volcanic complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956867173     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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