Apatite and Mn, Zn, Co-enriched chromite in Ni-laterites of northern Greece and their genetic significance

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-54

  Economou Eliopoulos, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apatite; Chromite; Edessa; Greece; Ni laterites; Ophiolites

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DEPOSITS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

APATITE;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

APATITE; CHROMITE; DIAGENESIS; ENRICHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LATERITE; OPHIOLITE; ORE DEPOSIT; PETROGENESIS;

GREECE;

EID: 0042201930     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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