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Oberthür, Thomas, Melcher, Frank, Weiser, Thorolf W. (2017) Detrital Platinum-Group Minerals and Gold In Placers of Southeastern Samar Island, Philippines. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (1) 45-62 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600048

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TitleDetrital Platinum-Group Minerals and Gold In Placers of Southeastern Samar Island, Philippines
JournalThe Canadian Mineralogist
AuthorsOberthür, ThomasAuthor
Melcher, FrankAuthor
Weiser, Thorolf W.Author
Year2017 (January)Volume55
Issue1
PublisherMineralogical Association of Canada
DOIdoi:10.3749/canmin.1600048Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceOberthür, Thomas, Melcher, Frank, Weiser, Thorolf W. (2017) Detrital Platinum-Group Minerals and Gold In Placers of Southeastern Samar Island, Philippines. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (1) 45-62 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600048
Plain TextOberthür, Thomas, Melcher, Frank, Weiser, Thorolf W. (2017) Detrital Platinum-Group Minerals and Gold In Placers of Southeastern Samar Island, Philippines. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (1) 45-62 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600048
In(2017, January) The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 55 (1) Mineralogical Association of Canada

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Eastern Bicol-Eastern Mindanao ophiolite belt, Visayas, Philippines
Llorente river, Eastern Samar, Samar Island, Eastern Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines

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Eastern Bicol-Eastern Mindanao ophiolite belt, Visayas, Philippinesⓘ Chromite, ⓘ Dunite, ⓘ Gabbro, ⓘ Harzburgite, ⓘ Limestone, ⓘ Metabasalt, ⓘ Mudstone, ⓘ Ophiolite, ⓘ Sandstone, ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup
Llorente river, Eastern Samar, Samar Island, Eastern Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippinesⓘ Altaite, ⓘ Bornite, ⓘ Bowieite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chromite, ⓘ Clinopyroxene Subgroup, ⓘ Cooperite, ⓘ Cuproiridsite, ⓘ Electrum, ⓘ Erlichmanite, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Goethite, ⓘ Greenockite, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ Hongshiite, ⓘ Ilmenite, ⓘ Irarsite, ⓘ Isoferroplatinum, ⓘ Kashinite, ⓘ Laurite, ⓘ Leucoxene, ⓘ Linnaeite, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Melonite, ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Native Iridium, ⓘ Native Osmium, ⓘ Native Platinum, ⓘ Pentlandite, ⓘ Petzite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Ruarsite, ⓘ Ruthenium, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Sperrylite, ⓘ Tetra-auricupride, ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum, ⓘ Tulameenite

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