Compositional and textural peculiarities of gold-rich alloys from the Merensky Reef

dc.contributor.authorMerkle, R.K.W. (Roland Karl Willi), 1954-
dc.contributor.authorGrote, Wiebke
dc.contributor.authorGraser, Peter
dc.contributor.emailrmerkle@postino.up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-09T07:55:16Z
dc.date.available2009-05-09T07:55:16Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractGold-rich alloys with variable amounts of Pd from the Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, are characterized by a range of finely dispersed inclusions. The small sizes of these inclusions (median of 1,85 µm) make fully quantitative analyses virtually impossible. Tentative interpretation of semi-quantitative microprobe analyses demonstrates the presence of atokite. kotulskite, laurite, moncheite, niggliite, paolovite, rustenburgite, sobolevskite, and sperrylite. Some inclusions appear to represent unnamed minerals. Textures and assemblages imply that these gold grains and their inclusions formed from fluids through occasional remobilisation and co-precipitation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMerkle, R, Grote, W & Gräser, P 2008, ‘Compositional and textural peculiarities of gold-rich alloys from the Merensky Reef’, South African Journal of Geology, vol. 111, no. 2-3, pp. 177-186. [http://www.gssa.org.za/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=5]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1012-0750
dc.identifier.other10.2113/gssjg.111.2-3.177
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/9998
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGeological Society of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsGeological Society of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectPlatinum-group elementen
dc.subjectEvaluation of variationsen
dc.subjectCompositional peculiaritiesen
dc.subjectGold-rich alloysen
dc.subjectInclusionsen
dc.subjectTextural peculiaritiesen
dc.subject.lcshAlloysen
dc.subject.lcshGeology -- South Africa -- Bushveld complex -- Merensky Reefen
dc.titleCompositional and textural peculiarities of gold-rich alloys from the Merensky Reefen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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