Distribution of platinum-group elements and Os isotopes in chromite ores from Mayarí-Baracoa Ophiolitic Belt (eastern Cuba)

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 589-607

  Gervilla, F ^a   Proenza, J A ^b   Frei, R ^c   Gonzalez Jimenez J M ^d   Garrido, C J ^d   Melgarejo, J C ^b   Meibom, A ^e   Diaz Martinez R ^f   Lavaut, W ^g  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Instituto Superior Minero Metalurgico   (Cuba)

^g Empresa Geominera de Oriente   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; OPHIOLITE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 28344431853     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-005-0039-2     Document Type: Article

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