Platinum-group element systematics and petrogenetic processing of the continental upper mantle: A review

Lithos

Volumn 164-167, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-21

  Lorand, Jean Pierre ^a   Luguet, Ambre ^b   Alard, Olivier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Base metal sulfides; Continental mantle; Magmas; Peridotites; Platinum group elements; Platinum group minerals

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; MAGMA; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PETROGENESIS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SULFIDE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 84875215133     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.08.017     Document Type: Review

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