A new interpretation for the origin of the Norilsk type PGE–Cu–Ni sulfide deposits

The origin of PGE–Cu–Ni sulfide deposits of Norilsk and Talnakh located in the northwest flank of the Triassic basalt trap formation of Siberia is considered. It is shown that ore elements of these deposits (probably, except Fe) are derived from the crust rather than from the mantle. They entered th...

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Main Authors: V.I. Starostin, O.G. Sorokhtin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987111000880