Chromite deposits of the Sagua-Baracoa range, Eastern Cuba

Acta Geologica Hungarica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-353

  Kovâcs, Gábor P ^a,e   Watkinson, David H ^b,e   Buda, György ^c,e   Tompa, László ^a,d  

^a Hungarian Geological Survey   (Hungary)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Chromites; Eastern Cuba; Major oxides; Microprobe analyses; Mineralogy; Ophiolites; Origin

Indexed keywords

CHROMITES; OPHIOLITES;

CUBA;

EID: 0031395957     PISSN: 02365278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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