Mafic and ultramafic rocks, and platinum mineralisation potential, in the Longwood Range, Southland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-19

  Ashley, P ^a   Craw, D ^b   Mackenzie, D ^b   Rombouts, M ^b   Reay, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brook street terrane; Gabbro; New zealand; Palladium; Platinum; Spinel

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; FELSIC ROCK; GABBRO; GEOACCUMULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGNETITE; MINERALIZATION; PALLADIUM; PERMIAN; PLATINUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SPINEL; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

LONGWOOD RANGE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

EID: 84858808187     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2011.623302     Document Type: Article

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