Chromite in komatiites, II. Modification during greenschist to mid-amphibolite facies metamorphism

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 387-409

  Barnes, Stephen J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromite; Komatiite; Metamorphism; Spinel; Zn

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CHROMITE; GREENSCHIST FACIES; KOMATIITE; METAMORPHISM; SPINEL;

EID: 0034023348     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/41.3.387     Document Type: Article

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