Thursday, October 19, 2023

How platinum deposits form - sinker vs floater


0:15 both Platinum and palladium are common in the earth's crust, but mines for them are rare.
1:27 there are two theories of how deposits are fomred - sinkers and floaters 
2:13 these mines have 15 to 20 g of platinum per ton of ore 
2:36 "cumulate" rocks form by density sorting
2:47 Or, crystals may form at the outer edges of a magma intrusion as the boundary layers cool

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