Chromite geochemistry and PGE fractionation in the Campo Formoso complex and Ipueira-Medrado Sill, Bahia State, Brazil

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 339-363

  Lord, R A ^a   Prichard, H M ^b   Sa J H S ^c   Neary, C R ^d  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGMA; METAMORPHISM;

CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; ORES; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHROMITE; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3242891887     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.2.339     Document Type: Article

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