A web site describing and depicting Katanga (D.R.Congo) - Platinum Group
Minerals and ores is accessible at:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/sciences/katangapgm
Excerpts of historical texts and a reference list are also available.
The documents are accessible with Acrobat Reader.
The Katanga PGM are represented by several species and mineraloids, and
occur in connection with diagenetically altered evaporites (silicified
dolostones), with sulphidic veins, and with deeply chloritised volcanic (?)
rocks, where the PGE/PGM are associated with heterogenite.
Jacques Jedwab
Université Libre de Bruxelles
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Geo-mineralisation is administered by the Mineral Deposits Studies Group (UK)
(www.mdsg.or.uk)
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