PGE distribution in chromite placers from Andaman ophiolite and its boninitic parentage

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 671-679

  Pal, Tapan ^a   Chakraborty, Partha Pratim ^b   Ghosh, R N ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Andamans; Boninite; Chromite placers; PGE incidence; Rultand; S undersaturation

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; OPHIOLITE; PLACER DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; PROVENANCE;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0842312533     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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