Petrotectonic significance of the chemistry of chromite in the ultramafic-mafic complexes of Pakistan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 628-646

  Arif, Mohammad ^a   Qasim Jan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chromite chemistry; Mafic ultramafic complexes; Pakistan; Petrogenetic significance

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; PETROGENESIS; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33746926778     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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