Chromian tourmaline and associated Cr-bearing minerals from the Nevado-Filábride Complex (Betic Cordilleras, SE Spain)

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 517-533

  Torres Ruiz, J ^a   Pesquera, A ^b   Lopez Sanchez Vizcaino V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromian tourmaline; Cr bearing silicates; Nevado Fil bride Complex; Spain; Zn rich chromite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; LEACHING; ROCKS; SILICATES;

ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSES;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIUM; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; TOURMALINE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0042767583     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036730114     Document Type: Article

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