Chromite mineralization in ultramafic rocks of the Wadi Ghadir area, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Mineralogical, microchemical and genetic studies

Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-296

  Khalil, Khalil I ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alpine type; Chromite; Ophiolite complex; Serpentinization; Zonation

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SERPENTINIZATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; ZONATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34249819362     PISSN: 00777757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7757/2007/0074     Document Type: Article

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