Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geology
Maier, WD
PhD(Rhodes) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: B2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3316
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: wdmaier@postino.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
Exploration for Southern African magmatic Cu-Ni-PGE sulphide ores
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Li C, Ripley EM, Maier WD, Gomwe T: 2002. Olivine and sulfiur isotopic compositions of the Uitkomst sulfide-bearing intrusion, South Africa : evidence for sulfur contamination and multiple magma emplacements. Chemical Geology, 188, pp 149-159.
Maier WD, Marsh JS, Barnes S-J, Dodd DC: 2002. The Distribution of Platinum Group Elelments in the Insizwa Lobe, Mount Ayliff Complex, South Africa: Implications for Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Exploration in the Karoo Igneous Province. Economic Geology, 97, pp 1293-1306.
Barnes S-J, Maier WD: 2002. Platinum-group elements and microstructures of normal Merensky Reef from Impala Platinum Mines, Bushveld Complex. Journal of Petrology, 43 (1), pp 103-128.
Maier WD: 2002. Special issue of the South African Journal of Geology Platinum-group elements and minerals in Southern African rocks. South African Journal of Geology, 104 (4) / Dec, p. 274.
Maier WD, Barnes S-J, van der Merwe MJ: 2002. Platinum-group elements in the Pyroxenite Marker, Bushveld Complex: implications for the formation of the Main Zone. South African Journal of Geology, 104 (4) / Dec, pp 301-308.
Li C, Maier WD, de Waal SA: 2002. Magmatic Ni-Cu versus PGE deposits: Contrasting genetic controls and exploration implications. South African Journal of Geology, 104 (4) / Dec, pp 309-318.
Maier WD, Sliep J, Barnes S-J, de Waal SA, Li C: 2002. PGE-bearing mafic-ultramafic sills in the floor of the eastern Bushveld Complex on the farms Blaauwboschkraal, Zwartkopje, and Waterval. South African Journal of Geology, 104 (4) / Dec, pp 343-354.
Maier WD, Barnes S-J, Ashwal LD, Li C: 2002. A reconnaissance study on the magmatic Cu-Ni-PGE sulphide potential on the Tete Complex, Mozambique. South African Journal of Geology, 104 (4) / Dec, pp 355-364.
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