Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geology
Merkle, RKW
Dipl Min Dr rer nat (Mainz) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3504
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: rmerkle@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
Applied Mineralogy
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Merkle RKW, Verryn SMC: 2002. The system PtS-PdS-NiS between 1200° and 700°C. Canadian Mineralogist, 40, pp 571-584.
Cook NJ, Ciobanu CI, Merkle RKW, Bernhardt H-J: 2002. Sobolevskite, Taimyrite, and Pt2CuFe (Tulameenite?) in complex massive Talnakhite ore, Noril'sk Orefield, Russia. Canadian Mineralogist, 40, pp 329-340.
Merkle RKW, Franklyn CB, Przybylowicz VM, Verryn SMC: 2002. Intercomparison of electron probe micro-analysis and particle induced X-ray emission analyses of Pt-Pd-Ni-S matrices. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 190, pp 821-825.
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