Origin of podiform chromite deposits by magma mingling

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 185-193

  Ballhaus, Chris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromite ores; Magmas; Ophiolite; Podiform deposits

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; MAGMA MINGLING; OPHIOLITE; PODIFORM DEPOSIT;

EID: 0031820184     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(98)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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