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Nickel ore deposits discovered in Archaean ultramafic greenstones and Tertiary laterites have resulted in frenzied ore search operations in Western Australia. This article outlines the geological background to the discoveries.
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PRIDER, R. Nickel in Western Australia. Nature 226, 691–693 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226691a0
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