Petrogenetic implications of mineral crystallization trends of Troodos cumulates, Cyprus

Geological Magazine

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 1-11

  Thy, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 0023159225     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756800015739     Document Type: Article

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