Pt and Pd mobility in hydrothermal fluids: Evidence from komatiites and from thermodynamic modelling

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-58

  Barnes, Stephen J ^a   Liu, Weihua ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nickel sulfide; Palladium; Platinum; Serpentine; Solubility; Talc carbonate

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE COMPLEXES; DEGREE OF CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HOST ROCKS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; KOMATIITE; LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; NATURAL LABORATORIES; NICKEL SULFIDE; OXIDATION CONDITIONS; PH VALUE; SULFIDE CONTENT; THERMODYNAMIC MODELLING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS;

CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORES; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; ROCKS; SERPENTINE; SILICATES; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBONATE GROUP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST ROCK; HYDRATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; KOMATIITE; LEAD; MOBILITY; ORE DEPOSIT; PH; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PLATINUM; SERPENTINE; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84856098981     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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