Platiniferous chromitite and the tectonic setting of ultramatic rocks in Cabo Ortegal, NW Spain

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 601-614

  Moreno, T ^a   Gibbons, W ^a   Prichard, H M ^a   Lunar, R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cabo Ortegal; Chromite; Island arcs; Platinum group elements; Spain

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITE; CRUST-MANTLE BOUNDARY; ISLAND ARC; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034784404     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.158.4.601     Document Type: Article

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