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Ore Genesis: Concentrations of PGE's Can Be Considered To Form in A Number of Ways: - Normal' Crystallisation

1) Concentrations of platinum group elements (PGEs) can form through normal crystallization as incompatible elements build up in residual fluids, or through liquid immiscibility. 2) PGEs are commonly associated with chromite layers in ultramafic and mafic rocks, having accumulated in the residual fluids during crystallization of early minerals. 3) Two versions of PGE enrichment are proposed: ascending PGE-rich sulphide fluids enriching existing sulphide layers, or turbulent mixing of fresh magma with layered chambers allowing sulphide droplets time to scavenge PGEs from other layers.

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Ore Genesis: Concentrations of PGE's Can Be Considered To Form in A Number of Ways: - Normal' Crystallisation

1) Concentrations of platinum group elements (PGEs) can form through normal crystallization as incompatible elements build up in residual fluids, or through liquid immiscibility. 2) PGEs are commonly associated with chromite layers in ultramafic and mafic rocks, having accumulated in the residual fluids during crystallization of early minerals. 3) Two versions of PGE enrichment are proposed: ascending PGE-rich sulphide fluids enriching existing sulphide layers, or turbulent mixing of fresh magma with layered chambers allowing sulphide droplets time to scavenge PGEs from other layers.

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Ore genesis

Concentrations of PGEs can be considered to form in a number of ways: Normal crystallisation


Compatible elements in early forming minerals Incompatible (PGE) elements building up in the residual fluids

Liquid Immiscibility Podiform

Normal Crystallization
PGEs a are associated in the various ultramafic / mafic rocks with chromite layers.
Schematic of PGE in a layered intrusion Basic rock norite, anorthosite, bronzitite

Chromite layer
PGE values

bronzite / olivine

Based on fig 8.13 Naldrett 1989

Robb 2005

Two versions of PGE enrichment


Ascending PGE sulphide (Cl-) rich fluids (hydrothermal/late magmatic) enrich the sulphide rich layer (a settling or existing cumulate)
Less dense

Fresh magma enters the already layered chamber . This is turbulent and allows mixing with the layers (high R factor).

More dense

Problems : Is there enough fluid to give sufficient enrichment. S tenor values too low expect highest ones lower down the intrusion as PGE sulphides attach to the those first

The mixing allows time for the sulphide droplets in the magma to scavenge the PGE from the other layers- giving enrichment as the layer settles out .

MAGMA MIXING

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