Chemistry and mineralogy of podiform chromitite deposits, southern NSW, Australia: A guide to their origin and evolution

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-150

  Graham, I T ^a   Franklin, B J ^a   Marshall, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MANTLE SOURCE; MINERALOGY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0000108566     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01162355     Document Type: Article

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