Loveringite and baddeleyite in layers of chromian spinel from the Bracco ophiolitic Unit, northern Apennines, Italy

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 899-908

  Cabella, Roberto ^a   Gazzotti, Moreno ^b   Lucchetti, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; Baddeleyite; Italy; Liguria; Loveringite; Mineral chemistry; Ophiolite; Oxides

Indexed keywords

BADDELEYITE; CHROMIAN SPINEL; LOVERINGITE; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE;

ITALY, LIGURIA, APENNINES;

EID: 0031412405     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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