Mineralogy and composition of the chromitites and their platinum-group minerals from Ortaca (Muǧla-SW Turkey): Evidence for ophiolitic chromitite genesis

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 219-242

  Uysal, I ^a   Sadiklar, M B ^a   Tarkian, M ^b   Karsli, O ^a   Aydin, F ^c  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLIZATION; HOST ROCK; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALOGY; OPHIOLITE; ORE BODY; PETROGENESIS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

TURKEY;

EID: 14844326657     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-004-0063-3     Document Type: Article

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