Atypical, high-fe2o3, alpine-type chromite mineralization at guneyocak, sivas province, east-central Turkey

International Geology Review

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 744-755

  Koptagel, Osman ^a   Ucurum, Ali ^a   Larson, Lawrence T ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE TYPE DEPOSIT; CHROMITE; MELANGE; MINERALIZATION; OPHIOLITE;

TURKEY, SIVAS, GUNEYOCAK;

EID: 0031463134     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465299     Document Type: Article

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