(Ruby-sapphire) - Chromian mica-tourmaline rocks from Westland, New Zealand

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-315

  Grapes, Rodney ^a   Palmer, Ken ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corundum Cr silicate rocks; Metasomatism; New Zealand; Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005174654     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/37.2.293     Document Type: Article

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