Two occurrences of platinum-group elements (PGEs) along the northern margin of the Skaergaard intrusion include a sulfide-bearing gabbro with slightly less than 1 ppm PGE + Au and a clinopyroxene-actinolite-plagioclase-biotiteilmenite schist with 16 vol% sulfide and 1.8 ppm PGE + Au. Both have assemblages of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and chalcopyrite typical for orthomagmatic sulfides. Matching ...

Meta-ultramafi c rocks occur as small (2 to 100 m long), podiform bodies in all three major Precambrian rock suites of the Tobacco Root Mountains of southwest Montana. Most samples consist of a randomly oriented, coarse-grained assemblage of orthopyroxene, olivine, and magnesiohornblende ± spinel, partially replaced by a fi ne-grained assemblage that may include anthophyllite, talc, cummingtoni...

This project developed from studies demonstrating that Libby Amphibole Asbestos (LAA) causes a non-typical set of health outcomes not generally reported for asbestos, including systemic autoimmunity and an unusual and devastating lamellar pleural thickening that progresses to severe pulmonary dysfunction and death. Further, mineral fiber mixtures with some similarities to LAA have recently been...

Abstract This contribution provides insights into ocean-floor hydrothermal metamorphism of the fast-evolving Dinaridic Neotethys. Mineralogical, geochemical and Sr isotope data collected from altered ophiolites non-ophiolite basalts/andesites tuffs active continental margin are consistent with alteration trajectories that reflect host-rock composition. suggests fluxes were restricted within a s...

Abstract Cu-Ni-Co-PGE mineralization occurs at Haidbachgraben in the Early Palaeozoic, Subpenninic Hollersbach Complex of Central Tauern Window, Austria. Massive sulfide ore formed from melt segregated silicate during intrusion pyroxenite into magmatic rocks an MORB-type environment. Relics minerals include chromian spinel and polyphase droplets composed pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite pentlandite pre...

asbestos applications were limited during past two decades in developed nations due to its debilitating health problems, while in developing countries it’s various usages continues. the main goals of present study were evaluation of asbestos concentrations in ambient outdoor and indoor air and occupational exposure, as well as exposure effects on pulmonary function. sampling procedure was ca...

Los Guindos scheelite (±Zn, Bi, Sn, Ag) skarn presents mineral assemblages and a chemistry similar to other worldwide strongly reduced W deposits. Its nature is defined based on the predominance of subcalcic garnets, Mo-free absence magnetite. Both prograde retrograde stages are evident at skarn. The characterized by three zones: A zone I garnet + helvine (Gr57Sps24Ad19Alm8 - Sps50Alm24Gr22Ad3;...

Overview: University of Hawaii (UH) in collaboration with NASA Langley Research Center has developed a compact portable sensor platform capable of performing remote Raman, LIBS, Fluorescence and lidar measurements from stand-off distances. The system using a 2.5 inch diameter telescope is capable of measuring Raman, LIBS, and fluorescence spectra of a mineral target from a distance of several m...