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Solubility of Pt in sulphide mattes: Implications for the genesis of PGE-rich horizons in layered intrustions

Date

Authors

Da Fonseca, Raul

Campbell, Ian

O'Neill, Hugh

Allen, Charlotte M

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

The partitioning of Pt in sulphide melt (matte) has been studied as a function of fS2 and fO2 at 1200 and 1300 °C. The results show that the solubility of Pt in mattes increases strongly with increasing fS2 and decreases weakly with increasing fO2. The i

Keywords

Keywords: layered intrusion; magmatic differentiation; measurement method; partition coefficient; platinum; platinum group element; silicate melt; solubility; sulfide; Africa; Bushveld Complex; Merensky Reef; South Africa; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Marte

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53397

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.gca.2009.06.038

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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