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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geology

Merkle, RKW

Dipl Min Dr rer nat (Mainz) - Professor

NRF Rating: C2

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Telephone number: 012 420 3504
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: roland.merkler@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Bushveld Complex and related intrusions

Investigation of the behaviour of platinum group elements in natural systems and the application to technical processes

Applied Mineralogy

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Sunder Raju PV, Merkle RKW, Gräser PPH, Botha A J, Claassen M, Mohanthy SK: 2007. Ni-Cr-PGE-minerals from the Katpal chromite mine, Sukinda chromite field, Orissa. Current Science, 93 (6) / Sep, pp 851-854.

Raju V, Merkle RKW: 2007. Native platinum, Chromite and Fe-Ni sulphides in Sittampundi Anorthosite Complex. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 70 (4), pp 680-682.

 

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