Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geology
Merkle, RKW
Dipl Min Dr rer nat (Mainz) - Professor
NRF Rating: C1
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3504
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: roland.merkle@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:
Merkle RKW: 2008. The systematics of Co, Ni, and Cu contents in pyrrhotite from the upper zone of the western Bushveld Complex, South Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 111 (2-3) / Sep, pp 187-200.
Merkle RKW, Grote W, Gräser PPH: 2008. Compositional and textural peculiarities of gold-rich alloys from the Merensky Reef. South African Journal of Geology, 111 (2-3) / Sep, pp 177-186, Full Text
Merkle RKW, Sunder Raju PV, Loubser M: 2008. XRF analysis of chromite-rich samples - another look at powder briquettes. X-Ray Spectrometry, 37, pp 273-279.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Sunder Raju PV, Merkle RKW, Whiteman E: 2008. QEMSCAN and Microprobe Studies on the Chromitite of Sittampundi Anorthosite Complex, Tamil Nadu - Implications for Platinum Group Element Mineralisation. In Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM 2008, The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 199-203.
Sunder Raju PV, Madoom Hussein S, Merkle RKW, Yellappa T: 2008. Cr-Ni-PGE in Mafic-Ultramafic Enclaves Around Arsikere-Tavarkere Lineament, Karnataka. In Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM 2008, The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 659-665.
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