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Research Article| April 01, 2013 Nickel Laterite Ore Deposits: Weathered Serpentinites Charles R. M. Butt; Charles R. M. Butt 1CSIRO Earth Science and Resource EngineeringBox 1130, Bentley, Western Australia 6102E-mail: Charles.Butt@csiro.au Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Dominique Cluzel Dominique Cluzel 2Pôle Pluridisciplinaire de la Matière et de l'Environnement, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, BP R4, 98850 Nouméa, Nouvelle-CalédonieE-mail: dominique.cluzel@univ-nc.nc Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2013) 9 (2): 123–128. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.9.2.123 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Charles R. M. Butt, Dominique Cluzel; Nickel Laterite Ore Deposits: Weathered Serpentinites. Elements 2013;; 9 (2): 123–128. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.9.2.123 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Nickel laterite ores account for over 60% of global nickel supply. They are the product of intensive deep weathering of serpentinites under humid tropical conditions. Nickel is concentrated to over 1.0 wt% and is hosted in a variety of secondary oxides, hydrous Mg silicates and smectites. The formation, mineralogy and grade of the deposits are controlled by the interplay of lithology, tectonics, climate and geomorphology. Most deposits have a multi-phase development, evolving as their climatic and/or topographic environment change. The richest deposits (>3 wt% Ni) formed where oxide-rich regoliths were uplifted and Ni leached downwards to concentrate in neo-formed silicates in the saprolite. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.