Chromitites of komatiitic affinity from the Archaean Nuggihalli greenstone belt in South India

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 169-187

  Bidyananda, Maibam ^a   Mitra, Sachinathm ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CHROMITE; CHROMITITE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE BELT; KOMATIITE; PETROLOGY; SCHIST;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EID: 21444458140     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-005-0079-3     Document Type: Article

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