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  • Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Platinum-group elements in Australia : geological setting, mineral systems, and potential
  • Contributor: Hoatson, Dean M. [Other]
  • Corporation: Geoscience Australia
  • Published: Canberra: Geoscience Australia, 2014
  • Published in: Geoscience Australia: Record ; 2014,51
  • Extent: Online-Ressource
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.11636/Record.2014.051
  • ISBN: 9781925124453; 1925124452
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  • Keywords: Australien > Mafit > Ultrabasit > Platinmetalle > Magmatische Lagerstättenbildung > Stratiforme Lagerstätte
    Australien > Platinlagerstätte > Geologie > Basit > Lagerstättenbildung > Lagerstättenkunde
    Australien > Platinlagerstätte > Geochemie > Vorkommen > Australien
    Australien > Palladium > Iridium > Rhodium > Ruthenium > Osmium
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  • Description: Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Scope, rationale and objectives -- 1. What are platinum-group elements? -- 1.1. Overview of the platinum-group elements -- 1.2. General geological settings of platinum-group elements -- 1.3. Supply, demand, and metal prices --1.4. Are the platinum-group elements of global critical importance? -- 1.5. Aims and sources of information -- 1.6. Other reviews of platinum-group elements in Australia -- 2. Historical aspects of the platinum-group elements -- 2.1. The earliest applications of platinum-group elements -- 2.2. The European influence -- 2.3. Scientific recognition and etymology -- 3. Geochemistry of platinum-group elements -- 3.1. General chemistry -- 3.2. Abundances of platinum-group elements on Earth -- 3.3. Partition coefficients of platinum-group elements -- 3.4. Solubility of sulphur in mafic and ultramafic melts -- 3.5. Platinum-group elements in hydrothermal fluids -- 3.6. Conclusions -- 4. Properties and applications of the platinum-group elements -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Platinum -- 4.3. Palladium -- 4.4. Rhodium -- 4.5. Iridium -- 4.6. Osmium -- 4.7. -- Ruthenium --

    Continued: 5. Evolution of Australia's platinum-group-element industry -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Evolution of Australia's platinum-group-element industry -- 6. Platinum-group elements in Australia -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Spatial and temporal distribution of platinum-group-elements in Australia -- 6.3. Classification of platinum-group elements in Australia -- 6.4. Type examples of platinum-group-element deposits -- 7. Principal features of platinum-group-element mineral systems -- 7.1. Introduction-what is a mineral system? -- 7.2. Stages in the formation of platinum-group element and nickel- copper mineral systems -- 7.3. Mineral-system features of platinum-group element and nickel- copper mineral deposits -- 8. Summary of exploration strategies, prospectivity, and guidelines -- 8.1. What is the status of Ausralia's exploration record? -- 8.2. Temporal distribution of platinum-group-element mineral systems -- 8.3. Fertility status of tholeiitic- and komatiitic-magmatic mineral systems -- 8.4. Prospectivity analysis of platinum-group-element mineral systems in Australia -- 8.5. Prospectivity and exploration guidelines for platinum-group-element mineral systems in Australia -- References --

    Continued: Appendix A. Chemical elements -- Appendix B. Glossary -- Appendix C. Platinum-group minerals -- Appendix D. World supply and demand for platinum-group elements -- Appendix E. Platinum-group-element resources of world deposits --Appendix F. Production and value of platinum-group elements in Australia -- Appendix G. Australia's national classification system for identified mineral resources -- Appendix H. Useful links for information about platinum-group elements -- Appendix I. Exploration reports by Sprent -- Appendix J. Summary of Australian platinum-group-element deposits and occurrences -- Appendix K. Australian platinum-group-element deposits and occurrences -- Appendix L. Pictorial library of mafic-ultramafic rocks: a guide for exploration

    "The major aims of this report are to review the distribution, geological characteristics, resources, and potential of PGEs in Australia, and provide a mineral-systems-based framework for successful low-risk exploration." -- Online abstract
  • Access State: Open Access