Chrome-spinels in gabbro-wehrlite intrusions of the Pechenga area, Kola Peninsula, Russia: emphasis on alteration features

Lithos

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 109-134

  Abzalov, Marat Z ^a  

^a Gippsland Resources Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROME SPINEL; GABBRO; WEHRLITE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, KOLA PENINSULA;

EID: 0031720854     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(98)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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