Characterization of Chromian Spinel as a Tool of Petrological Exploration for Podiform Chromitite

Resource Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 189-199

  Matsumoto, Ichiro ^a   Arai, Shoji ^b  

^a Shoko Co   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Chromian spinel; Exploration; Morphology; Podiform chromitite; Sangun zone

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITE; DUNITE; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HARZBURGITE; LITHOLOGY; MAGMA; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PETROLOGY; SPINEL; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

JAPAN;

EID: 0347107723     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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