Detrital chromites in metasediments of the East-Arabian continental margin in the Saih Hatat area: Constraints for the palaeogeographic setting of the Hawasina and Semail basins (Oman Mountains)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-25

  Oberhansli R ^a   Wendt, A S ^b   Goffe B ^c   Michard, A ^c  

^a Institut fur Geowissenschaften   (Germany)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Chromite; Geochemistry; Oman; Paleogeography

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0342679980     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050242     Document Type: Article

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