Open AccessOrigin of elevated PGE contents and Pt/Pd in Bushveld magmas: constraints from W and Ru isotopes
Author(s) -
Wolfgang D. Maier,
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Andrea MundlPetermeier,
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Publication year - 2022
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.31241/arlin.2022.001
Subject(s) - geochemistry , geology , mantle (geology) , isotope , partial melting , chromitite , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , tectonics , ophiolite
Bushveld magmas have unusually high PGE contents and Pt/Pd ratios. This could be due to melting of PGE rich mantle containing undissolved Late Veneer. However, the available W and Ru isotope data suggest the Bushveld magmas are derived from normal mantle