Formation of podiform chromitite deposits: Implications from PGE abundances and Os isotopic compositions of chromites from the Troodos complex, Cyprus

Chemical Geology

Volumn 208, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 217-232

  Büchl, Anette ^a,b,e   Brügmann, Gerhard ^a,c   Batanova, Valentina G ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ophiolite; Os isotopes; Platinum group elements; Podiform chromitite deposits; Troodos

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; TROODOS OPHIOLITE; WORLD;

EID: 23844534878     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.04.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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