Chemistry of Cr-spinels from ultramafic complexes of Western Dharwar Craton and its petrogenetic implications

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1161-1175

  Devaraju, T C ^a   Alapieti, T T ^b   Kaukonen, R J ^b   Sudhakara, T L ^c  

^a University of Oulu ^*  (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c Nehru Co Operative Colony   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminian chromite; Cr spinels; Ferrian chromite; Karnataka; Western Dharwar Craton

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; IRON; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MAGNETITE; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PETROGENESIS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SPINEL; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; DHARWAR CRATON; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; NUGGIHALLI BELT; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548065452     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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