Origin of podiform chromitites

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 303-310

  Arai, Shoji ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITES; PODIFORM;

EID: 0031403641     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(97)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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